A notorious anti-Semitic comedian has been spared jail for tweeting his sympathy for the terrorist behind the Paris Jewish supermarket massacre , which killed four people . Dieudonne M'bala M'bala , 48 , used the rallying slogan 'Je Suis Charlie ' to make a joke relating to gunman Amedy Coudlibaly , who murdered a policewoman and carried out the devastating attack on the kosher supermarket in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January . The provocative entertainer had denied any wrongdoing and said the case exposed the hypocrisy of a country which 'pretends ' to be a bastion of free speech . Comedian : Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has been found guilty of 'apologising for terrorism ' after posting a joke on Facebook which referred to the gunman behind the Paris kosher supermarket attack . He also maintained that he 'condemned the attacks without reservation and without any ambiguity . ' But M'bala , who has previous convictions for anti-Semitism , was found guilty of 'apologising for terrorism ' following his trial at the Palais de Justice in Paris . The court heard how , just days after the Paris attacks in January , he had posted on Facebook 'Tonight , as far as I 'm concerned , I feel like Charlie Coulibaly ' . The post combined the 'Je Suis Charlie ' slogan with the name of one of the gunman involved in the supermarket hostage . Terrorist Amedy Coulibaly was also a close friend of Saïd and Chérif Kouachi , the gunmen involved in the Charlie Hebdo shooting at the satirical magazine . Staff working at the publication 's headquarters were targeted in January for drawing insulting cartoons about the Prophet Mohammed and for attacking Muslims generally . During the trial , defence barrister Sanjay Mirabeau said Dieudonne 's arrest in January was disproportionate . Yet it was followed by police questioning more than 70 others for similar alleged crimes . Mr Mirabeau said the case against his client should be thrown out 'because it is the job of humourists to make people laugh ' . He was given a two-month suspended prison sentence . French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala ( left ) and his defence barrister Sanjay Mirabeau leaving court on Wednesday . President Francois Hollande 's government ordered a major clampdown on hate-speech following the terrorist attacks , which left a total of 20 people dead , including Coulibaly and the two other terrorists . Dieudonne drew international attention last year when football star Nicolas Anelka celebrated an English Premiership goal with a salute popularised by the comic which critics said was anti-Semitic . Called a 'quenelle ' , it has been described as a reverse Nazi salute , and was used by Anelka while he was playing for West Bromwich Albion . Al Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks , but intelligence officials believe the terror group provided inspiration , rather than any logistical or financial support . Since the attacks , France has deployed 10,000 troops and 120,000 security forces to protect sensitive sites , including synagogues , mosques and travel hubs .
Dieudonne M'bala M'bala was in the dock charged with inciting terrorism . He joked about Charlie Hebdo massacres on Facebook days after attacks . Used rallying 'Je Suis Charlie ' slogan to refer to gunman Amedy Coudlibaly . Nazi comedian told court he 'condemned attacks without reservation ' He was given a two-month suspended jail term after being found guilty .