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This report concerns the judgment of Madame Arfi Berthe Belara, a jew, who “uttered the following words”: “Marshal Pétain is an old ruin. He gets rid of the Jews because they are smarter than he …” There are several contradictions in the statements of witnesses to the case. The court nevertheless accepted the offense and sentenced Berthe Arfi to six months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 100 francs. This sentence was considered very insufficient by the audience, in view of a previous case concerning a Muslim sentenced to one year of imprisonment by the same court, for less serious remarks, uttered while intoxicated. .