The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, announced this Sunday to seize justice for “provocation to hatred” after the diffusion on Twitter of messages of an ex-elected LaREM concerning in particular Rachida Dati.
“To get used to this kind of slippage, to remain impassive in the face of such repugnant remarks, is to gain hatred and push back the Republic. I report these publications to the public prosecutor for provoking hatred, by virtue of the ‘article 40 of criminal procedure “, the minister tweeted.
Already summoned by the courts in another case
It calls into question several messages from the municipal councilor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Yvelines, ex-LaREM, Agnès Cerighelli, against the candidate LR for mayor of Paris Rachida Dati and the candidate of the PS in Marseille, Samia Ghali.
“To want Paris and Marseilles to be run by North Africans of the Muslim faith is to betray France, its identity and its history,” wrote in one of her messages Agnès Cerighelli, who is regularly questioned for qualifying remarks. ” homophobic or Islamophobic.
The elected representative appeared in court in Versailles on January 20 for tweets posted in March 2019 attacking the “LGBT lobby”. The court is expected to issue its decision on Monday in this case. During the trial, the prosecution required six months suspended and 140 hours of community service against him. The lawyer of the elected representative pleaded for release.
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