The senator (LR) of Val-d'Oise filed a complaint on Thursday against Twitter.
The elected representative, assisted by Me Philippe Fontana, considers himself a victim of discrimination because of his political opinions (article 225-1 of the penal code).
After the last Miss France election, a candidate had been the victim of a hateful surge on social networks.
On December 22, 2020, while driving in his constituency, Sébastien Meurant takes a picture of a fully veiled woman.
He posted it on his Twitter account with the following text:
“The day after anti-Semitic insults against #AprilBenayoum in a small quiet town in the Val-d'Oise, conquering Islamism goes for a walk (sic) violating our laws with impunity… Unbearable! "
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Twelve hour limitation
Twitter sends him an invitation to delete the tweet that
"broke the rules"
of the social network and then, if necessary, to then renounce any form of dispute.
As the senator does not comply, the message is deleted and its author, punished by twelve hours
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