EELV MP Sandrine Rousseau, who two weeks ago relayed accusations of psychological violence from her colleague Julien Bayou, strongly contested on Sunday October 2 the merits of a
Liberation
investigation into this affair.
According to
Liberation
, Julien Bayou, who contests the accusations of psychological violence against an ex-companion, had lived for three years under the pressure of an informal feminist collective which reproached him for his conduct and investigated his relations with women, going as far as interview her former companions.
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Still according to
Liberation
, one of the women members of the cell responsible for processing reports of sexual and gender-based violence in the party, and which is currently investigating the case of Julien Bayou, is also part of this informal group which has targeted the private life of the party. deputy for Paris.
A “problematic” article
Saturday, the day after the publication of the article, the management of EELV met, arguing that “
the information published in Libé confirms the need to think about the best way to deal with this particular case
”.
On this occasion, she renewed her confidence in the cell.
Sandrine Rousseau said Sunday on
France 3
that she was "
absolutely not aware
" of the existence of the informal group.
"
But in addition, I read the article and it is not at all a surveillance, it has nothing to do with a surveillance, and besides this article seems to me extremely problematic on the background
,” she added.
According to Sandrine Rousseau, “
it's not a cell, it's an informal group of women who talk to each other.
Women have the right to speak to each other and they have the right to protect themselves and until justice does, there is nothing wrong with that
”.
EELV's internal cell had self-seized an investigation into Julien Bayou in July after an email from his ex-girlfriend, from whom he separated in November 2021.
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The case took a new turn on September 19, when MP Sandrine Rousseau accused him of "
behavior likely to break the moral health of women
" on a TV set, recounting having "
received at length
" the ex -companion of Julien Bayou.
On Sunday, the deputy for Paris also approved the fact that Julien Bayou "
does not speak on behalf of the environmental group
" during the time of the investigation, justifying this silence in the name of "
the protection of women's speech
".
