This meeting follows the investigation of the newspaper “Liberation”, which affirms that the former national secretary of EELV was under the surveillance of feminist party activists.
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The executive office of Europe Ecologie-Les Verts meets on Saturday October 1 for an emergency meeting devoted to the Julien Bayou affair and its treatment by the internal unit for the fight against sexual violence, learned franceinfo from a source close to party leadership, confirming information from BFMTV. This meeting of executives is organized on the sidelines of the Federal Council of the party, which has been held behind closed doors since this Saturday morning.
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This meeting comes as the newspaper Release publishes an investigation claiming that the former national secretary of EELV was under the surveillance of feminist militants of the party for several months. Green MEP Karima Delli denounced on Twitter a “inquisition” led by these activists. “It’s time to talk to each other now before it’s too late”, she adds.
Is delirium. Feminism is not the inquisition. It’s time to talk to each other now before it’s too late! https://t.co/9MRctx14s4
— Karima Delli (@KarimaDelli) September 30, 2022
Targeted by accusations of psychological violence on an ex-companion, Julien Bayou resigned from his post as national secretary of EELV on September 19. A report was made in July to the internal investigation unit on sexual and gender-based violence.