LFI deputy for the 1st constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, Éric Coquerel was elected on June 30 to head the National Assembly's Finance Commission.
He has since been targeted for alleged "
behaviours he has with women
", in the words of activist Rokhaya Diallo.
"
These are things that have come up repeatedly, for several years
," she said Thursday on RTL, claiming to have "
several sources
" allowing her to support her statements.
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Since the development Thursday of the committee against sexist and sexual violence of LFI which denounced "
rumors
", the executives of the party show their unfailing support for the deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis.
"
Disgusted by the attacks against Éric Coquerel carried out for 5 years without facts or proof
", reacted on Twitter Jean-Luc Mélenchon, relaying a long text from the European deputy LFI Leïla Chaibi who is indignant at the "
slanders which have taken on magnitude in recent days
.
Retweeted by Alexis Corbière, Jean-Luc Mélenchon also denounces the instrumentalization of "
the crucial fight against sexist and sexual violence to settle personal accounts
".
“
People who have no morals
”
"
I was Éric Coquerel's chief of staff for four years
", also defended LFI deputy for the 8th northern district David Guiraud on Twitter, claiming never to have been confronted with any inappropriate behavior.
The former party spokesman also denounces “
a slander
” built “
by people who have no morals
”.
On Thursday, LFI's committee against gender-based and sexual violence assured that it had never received any report for any fact whatsoever.
“
We do not work on the basis of rumors on social networks, on “I have been told that”, but on testimonies
”, then insisted on Friday the close friend of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and deputy LFI Manuel Bompard adding on BFMTV "
If Ms. Rokhaya Diallo has information, she directs the people who have this information to the bodies that have been set up within our movement: they will be processed
".
