Justice is interested in the Rima Hassan case. The rebellious candidate in the European elections, in seventh position on the list led by Manon Aubry, was summoned by the judicial police for advocating terrorism, according to information from the newspaper
Le Monde
. She will have to appear before the authorities on April 30
“in order to be heard freely on facts of public apology for an act of terrorism, committed by means of an online public communication service”
, it is written. in a letter cited by our colleagues. The Franco-Palestinian activist was not yet involved in La France insoumise (LFI) at the time of the events, which occurred between November 5 and December 1.
The Paris prosecutor's office does not wish to communicate. The Insoumis immediately reacted to this summons, considering that it is
“full of slanderous insinuations”
and denouncing
“unacceptable maneuvers”
. A press release was massively relayed on social networks by movement executives, with the hashtag #SupportRima.
“We recall that Rima Hassan clearly condemned, from the first day, the actions committed by Hamas on October 7, calling them terrorist attacks and indicating “that it was morally unacceptable to rejoice in the deaths of civilians, both on the Palestinian side and on the Israeli side,”
it is written in defense.
Controversial positions
Rima Hassan is very present on social networks where she has many subscribers. His candidacy on the rebellious list arouses controversy. At issue: positions that it was able to hold in the past, such as the defense of a binational state in the Middle East in the absence of a two-state solution, very widely advocated by the French political class. He is also accused of having declared after the October 7 attacks that it was
“true”
to say that Hamas was carrying out legitimate action. The young woman has since regretted a truncated interview extract.
The rebellious candidate found herself at the heart of the news this week due to a
“conference”
on Palestine in which she was to participate alongside Jean-Luc Mélenchon. After being canceled for security reasons by the presidency of the University of Lille where it was first planned, the prefect of the North prohibited LFI from withdrawing to a private room in the south of the city due to risk. of
“disturbing public order”
. Rima Hassan and Jean-Luc Mélenchon finally spoke out from the street to denounce
“censorship”
and target the
“whistlers”
who, according to the rebellious leader, are guilty of
“political violence”
.