The LFI representative for the fifth constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis wants to put an end to a “flood of hatred, insults, racism, Islamophobia and threats”.
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“That’s enough! Faced with the wave of cyberbullying I have been subjected to since the announcement of my investiture”the deputy La France Insoumise (LFI), Aly Diouara announces having filed a complaint, Monday August 19, for “cyberbullying” and “death threats.” She “charges of cyber-harassment against a person holding an elected office and death threats were filed today with the Paris public prosecutor”specifies on X, his lawyer Me Victoire Stephan. The elected representative of the fifth constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis wishes to stop a “flood of hatred, insults, racism, Islamophobia and threats”.
“For several weeks, Mr. Aly Diouara has been the target of online harassment campaigns of unprecedented violence and threats of attacks on his physical integrity.”explains Victoire Stephan. “These personal attacks, marked by racism and Islamophobia, go beyond the scope of legitimate criticism that any politician can receive in the exercise of his functions.”the lawyer continues.
During the campaign for the European elections, the parliamentarian had notably described Raphaël Glucksmann, leader of the PS list, as “Zionist candidate”. Subsequently, after his election, Aly Diouara appeared in a photo with three other members of the National Assembly (Raphaël Arnault, Sébastien Delogu and Carlos Martens Bilongo), a photo which triggered a wave of attacks, particularly from the far right.