The executive announced Wednesday, September 23 of its "
absolute condemnation
" of facts "
declared very serious
", after the complaint filed by a student from Strasbourg claiming to have been hit and insulted by three men because she was wearing a skirt, declared government spokesperson Gabriel Attal.
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“
The declared facts are very serious.
In France we must be able to go out dressed in the street as we want (...) We cannot accept that today in France, a woman feels in danger, either harassed, threatened or beaten because of her outfit
” , he added, after the Council of Ministers.
The Minister Delegate for Citizenship Marlène Schiappa traveled to Strasbourg on Wednesday morning on the subject.
The police had announced Tuesday the opening of an investigation, after the complaint of this young woman who "
recounted an assault committed on her person
" Friday near the city center around 2:00 pm "
by three individuals who accused her of wearing a skirt
".
"We will always be on the side of women"
"
It is necessary that the light be shed on this subject, that the culprits are firmly sanctioned
", claimed Gabriel Attal.
"
The fight is not over, we were right to put in place the verbalization against street harassment
".
"
Everyone is united around the absolute condemnation of these facts and we will always be on the side of women to put an end to these acts which have no place in the Republic
", he concluded on the subject.
The young woman, a 22-year-old Strasbourg student named Elisabeth, had detailed her assault on France Bleu Alsace.
She was returning home on foot when she met three young men: one of them "
told me + look at this bitch in a skirt +
", she explains in a video broadcast Tuesday on the radio site and in which we can clearly see his swollen right eye.
Élisabeth gives a "
forgiveness?"
»But immediately hears himself answer:«
you shut up bitch and you lower your eyes
».
Two of his attackers then each grab an arm while the third punches him in the face, before the trio flees, according to the young woman.
According to her, about fifteen witnesses attended the scene but none helped her or called for help.
Elisabeth posted photos of her face on social media after the assault, prompting many indignant reactions.
