In Nice, a man, also a representative of “Stop Homophobia”, was the victim of a violent attack in a bar on Friday evening, reports the association.
The victim was attacked by a group of men in an establishment located in the Old Nice district.
Victim of homophobic insults, but also of insults linked to his political activism, the man was immobilized and hit by several attackers, notably in the face.
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The “Stop Homophobia” association, which published an article reporting the attack on its website, also posted a photograph on social networks, taken from the video surveillance cameras which recorded the scene.
We can see a group of four men, including one who hits a fifth, with his back to the wall.
A STOP homophobia representative attacked by several individuals in a bar in #Nice on March 22.
He suffered head trauma, facial trauma and psychotrauma but the police initially refused to register his complaint.
He was only able to do so the next day.
👇https://t.co/hJhIzkCGZ4 pic.twitter.com/07KWfpGdkb
— STOP HOMOPHOBIE (@stop_homophobia) March 23, 2024
A complaint filed
The victim, suffering from head and facial trauma, spent the night in an emergency department.
She then filed a complaint on Saturday.
The Nice LGBTQIA+ center has been seized.
Its president also testified on France Bleu Azur about the state of the attacked man.
“These images of violence are running through his head,” says Erwann Le Hô, president of the center, referring to a “trap”.
He is obviously shocked and can no longer sleep.
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The “Stop Homophobia” association specifies that it will stand alongside the victim “to have her attackers convicted”.