These arrests took place as part of an investigation opened for “incitement to hatred online” following messages criticizing the star’s possible participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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Six people were taken into custody on Tuesday, July 2, in the investigation into racist attacks targeting Aya Nakamura following rumors about her possible participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office reported on Friday. They were released on Wednesday, in particular the time to exploit the “material seized during search”, according to the public prosecutor.
This investigation for “incitement to online hatred” was opened in March after numerous racist publications targeting the 29-year-old Franco-Malian star, cited as a possible headliner in Paris and potential interpreter of Edith Piaf songs. Aya Nakamura, the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world, was immediately stigmatized by the extreme right. The identity collective Les Natifs had posted a banner on social networks on which it was written: “There’s no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market”.
