After the Muslim community in Quebec denounced the sentence handed down to Alexandre Bissionette, its leaders announced that they would respect the decision of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions, reports Le Journal de Quebec. «We take note of the sentence and we respect the judicial system of our country; we will respect the decision of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions; we want to get back to normal life and protect our children», said the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City (CCIQ) in a statement posted on its Facebook page. «We are asking the governments of Quebec and Canada to ensure, first and foremost, peace and serenity in our country and society», added CCIQ. For the record, Muslims in Canada have called authorities to appeal the sentence handed down to Alexandre Bissionette, who is accused of opening fire on worshipers at the Quebec mosque in the evening of 29 January, 2017. On Friday, the 29-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for forty years. The terror attack's survivors and families of the victims reacted to the verdict. The president of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center Boufedja Benabdallah believes that «the judge was very concerned about Bissionnette's dignity and not that of the victims».
