As Le Figaro revealed last Saturday, the militant journalist Taha Bouhafs is about to be invested once again by rebellious France to run for the legislative elections in Vénissieux, in the Rhône, next June.
The 24-year-old was however sentenced last September to a fine of 1,500 euros for “public insult on the grounds of origin”.
In 2020, he had treated on Twitter the police unionist Linda Kebbab of “
Arab service
”.
Asked by BFMTV-RMC about this legal setback on Tuesday, the LFI deputy from the North Adrien Quatennens pretended not to know the file.
“Clumsy sentences” according to Manon Aubry
Embarrassed, Jean-Luc Mélenchon's right arm in the National Assembly defended "
a talented journalist
".
Taha Bouhafs is particularly known for having been the author of the images which allowed the revelation of the Benalla affair, on May 1, 2018. “
Look at the investitures from everywhere.
I think that every time you could find lice in everyone
, ”said Adrien Quatennens again.
Guest of France Info on Tuesday, MEP LFI Manon Aubry in turn indicated that she was “
not hostile
” to Taha Bouhafs being a candidate for rebellious France in the legislative elections.
“
He may have had some clumsy sentences, I grant you that
,” she simply tried to minimize.
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These speeches contrast with the position defended so far by rebellious France on the ineligibility of people convicted of incitement to racial hatred.
On December 3, 2021, Jean-Luc Mélenchon himself said he was in favor of it on BFMTV-RMC.
“
How can we claim to represent the French people by excluding some of its components based on their skin color or their religion?
asked the leader of the Popular Union.
The rebellious deputies even voted in favor of a resolution presented the day before by the Communist deputy Fabien Roussel, aimed precisely at enforcing the ineligibility of persons convicted of incitement to racial hatred.
The text targeted at the time Éric Zemmour, presidential candidate condemned several times for racial insult.
