Contrary to what she had announced, Marine Le Pen did not file a complaint against Éric Dupond-Moretti, who had called at the end of November in the National Assembly for the National Rally to
“drive out from its ranks”
the
“identitarians, nazillons, racist and anti-Semitic
,” according to those close to the figurehead of the far-right party.
At the expiration of the three-month limitation period in force for defamatory or insulting comments, Marine Le Pen's entourage, contacted by AFP, indicated Thursday evening that no complaint had been filed.
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The Minister of Justice cannot be prosecuted due to immunity provided by the 1881 law on freedom of the press.
This law, in its article 41, provides that
“speeches held within the National Assembly or the Senate will not give rise to any (judicial) action”
.
During the traditional session of questions to the government on November 28, the Minister of Justice was criticized by RN deputy Michèle Martinez (Pyrénées-Orientales) for his
“readiness to denounce the legitimate indignation of the opposition”
regarding the death of the young Thomas, stabbed to death in Drôme on the night of November 17 to 18,
“rather than the perpetrators of these acts”
.
“Running response”
Éric Dupond-Moretti sharply responded:
“You prefer to contrast rural and quiet France, Catholic and white, with the France of the cities, the France of the Mohammeds, the Moulouds and the Rachids
. ”
“To be credible, clean up.
Drive out from your ranks the “gudards”, the identitarians, the nazillons, the racists, the anti-Semites who are in reality hidden in your economic pharmacies”
, had again launched Éric Dupond-Moretti, while the RN deputies left the Hemicycle as a sign of protest.
In front of journalists, the president of the group Marine Le Pen denounced a
“filthy response”
which insults
“millions of French people”
through their RN deputies.
“We are going to file a complaint with the Court of Justice so that the minister can explain his insults and incidentally his defamation
,” Marine Le Pen announced at the time.