Elected officials from the National Rally of Burgundy-Franche-Comté brandished “Foreign rapists OUT” signs during a plenary session of the Regional Council. In support of an activist from the feminist collective who was placed in police custody on Tuesday after brandishing a sign similar.
“Very strong images”, commented on X (formerly Twitter) Alice Cordier, president of the Némésis collective. The public prosecutor has since confirmed to Le Figaro that an investigation was underway. No prosecution has been initiated at this time, said the public prosecutor, who added that no action would be taken against the young woman. The NéMésis Collective describes itself as “outside the dominant ideology of neo-feminism”. In September 2023, the mayor of Lille Martine Aubry had already filed a complaint against this collective for inciting racial hatred after the deployment of banners denouncing “the growing insecurity and the Islamization of Lilles”