Interior Minister Christophe Castaner at the Elysée Palace on May 19, 2020 – Gonzalo Fuentes / AP / SIPA
Christophe Castaner does not intend, as a union invited, to take legal action after Camélia Jordana’s remarks about the police. The singer accused the police of “massacring” men and women for their skin color.
“I am very attached to public debate (…) so I do not intend to continue these words. On the other hand, the freedom of public debate does not allow everything and anything to be said, “said the Minister of the Interior, on the sidelines of a trip to the premises of the Paris police headquarters.
“I wanted to denounce these words”
“What has been said is false and unfair. I wanted to denounce these words. There is no question of allowing the honor of the Republic to be soiled, “added Christophe Castaner, when asked about the artist’s remarks which raised an uproar among the police unions.
The day before, the minister had qualified these words of “false and shameful”. The police union Alliance had announced its intention to bring the matter to justice and had urged the minister to do the same. “I’m talking about the men and women who go to work every morning in the suburbs and who are massacred for no other reason than their skin color, that’s a fact,” said Camélia Jordana on Saturday evening on the show. We are not in bed sure
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“When I have curly hair, I don’t feel safe”
“There are thousands of people who do not feel safe from a cop and I am one of them. Today my hair is relaxed, when my hair is frizzy, I don’t feel safe in the face of a cop in France. Really. Really, ”she added.
Amazed by all these reactions, enthusiastic about the reopening of the public debate. I will not speak in the media following numerous requests in response to comments by @CCastaner I will however be honored to debate live with him on the set of his choice.
– Camelia Jordana (@Camelia_Jordana) May 24, 2020
In a tweet written on the night of Sunday to Monday, the actress and singer said she did not want to speak in the media about the controversy, while stressing that she would be “honored to debate live with [Christophe Castaner] on the set of his choice ”. “Amazed by [toutes] these reactions, enthusiastic about the reopening of the public debate ”, she further commented. A case to follow…
