Letters of insults, threats and even burned property. Several Ile-de-France LREM deputies have been the target of intimidation in recent weeks.
“Your filthy family, we know, we spy on it, we will finally be able to kill you.” This letter, Yaël Braun-Pivet, LREM deputy for Yvelines, received it last Thursday. An anonymous letter where the author threatens to set fire to his home.
“It targets our families, my children, my home and that of my colleague. It crosses a line which is unacceptable. You cannot hold elected office and exercise in fear”she explains.
Threats that this member of Yvelines has suffered since the start of her mandate. On the fact that she is a woman, a member of La République en Marche. Even his religion is sometimes targeted. “You can’t help but be worried, especially when you see the climate in which our country finds itself at the moment. It is imperative that calls for calm and respect are multiplied”she continues.
Ever more numerous threats that arrive in waves, according to the news. Jacques Maire, LREM deputy for Hauts-de-Seine, was also targeted by threats. His caricature even displayed in the street. Since then, like his colleague from Yvelines, his home has been under close police protection.
“We feel a wave rising, with two elements: very concerned, worried people. People who, with the vaccination pass, now feel completely trapped. sometimes virulent. There are also threats, insults and death threats”he says.
In the Oise, at the end of December, a course was crossed. The LREM deputy from Oise, Pascal Bois, saw his garage and his vehicle burned.
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