Two Jewish restaurateurs from Strasbourg have filed a complaint, as well as the Israelite Consistory of Bas-Rhin, accusing one or two Deliveroo delivery men of having refused to take charge of their orders and made anti-Semitic remarks, sources learned on Monday. concordant, confirming DNA information.
“Two complaints were lodged on the evening of January 7 by two restaurateurs” at the Strasbourg central police station, having been refused their delivery the same evening, a police source told AFP.
"The investigation is underway to identify the accused," added the Strasbourg prosecutor's office.
In these two Kosher Strasbourg restaurants, “it's a bit of the same scene that is described by restaurateurs: they prepare the order and the delivery man asks:
What is your specialty?
.
The restaurateur replies:
These are Israeli specialties
, and the delivery man then says:
Ah well no, I do not deliver to the Jews
and cancel the delivery, ”Me Raphaël Nisand told AFP.
The lawyer also lodged a complaint on Sunday, both against the delivery person (s), but also against the company Deliveroo, on behalf of the Israelite Consistory of Bas-Rhin and the National Office for Vigilance Against Antisemitism (BNVCA).
Internal investigation
"The Israelite Consistory of Bas-Rhin considers it intolerable that delivery men working for the company Deliveroo dare to openly practice anti-Semitic discrimination," reacted in a statement Maurice Dahan, the president of the Consistory.
Contacted by AFP, Deliveroo said Monday to have contacted the restaurateurs concerned.
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"We take this incident very seriously and immediately decided to conduct our own internal investigation, to clarify these circumstances," responded the company in a written message.
"If the facts as they are reported are proven, we will act and put an end to the contract of the responsible delivery person," adds the meal delivery platform, declaring to have "no tolerance for anti-Semitic words or actions, which constitute a criminal offense, and condemn (er) any act of this nature with the greatest firmness ”.
The investigation was entrusted to the Departmental Security.
