“Our political opponents and a large part of the media class put us in danger”, estimates Manuel Bompard after the comments of Enrico Macias

“Our opponents and a large part of the media class put us in danger and bear a very heavy responsibility in this situation,” reacted Wednesday October 11 on franceinfo the coordinator of La France insoumise Manuel Bompard, the day after the comments of singer Enrico Macias calling for “knock off”, “perhaps even physically” LFI.

The movement launched by Jean-Luc Mélenchon is caught in controversy after its reaction to the Hamas attack in Israel. “When I hear the far left giving up in the face of this horror, well you’re forcing me to say what I didn’t want to say, we have to kill these people”declared the 84-year-old singer, on the Pascal Praud set. “Politically”, the host objected. “Yes, of course… but maybe also physically”, Enrico Macias then replied.

“Lies, nonsense”

For Manuel Bompard, the virulence of these remarks is the result of “interpretation and slander” that “the political class” And “the media class” are trying “to spread in the country on the positions” of LFI. These are “our political opponents who lie, who tell lies, nonsense, who put words into our mouths that were never ours. And a large part of the media class who relay these accusations in an extremely complacent manner”, explained the MP for Bouches-du-Rhône.

“By repeating lies on LFI from morning to evening, people we love end up believing them and calling for murder. I do not recognize Enrico Macias in this statement

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

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On his blog, the leader of the Insoumis denounced Monday the “media stoning now permanent” against his movement. This Wednesday, the LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis Thomas Portes announced that he would take legal action after the comments of Enrico Macias.