The investigation was opened in July following the accusation of a left-wing activist, Sophie Tissier. The latter’s lawyer has expressed his desire to “challenge” this decision.
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The investigation opened in July for sexual assault and harassment against the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, Eric Coquerel, deputy member of La France insoumise, was dismissed for insufficiently characterized offense, said know the Paris prosecutor’s office to AFP Monday, February 20.
Sophie Tissier, a former close friend of the Left Party and ex-figure of “yellow vests”, aged 43, filed a complaint against Eric Coquerel at the beginning of last July. She was denouncing facts “could amount to sexual assault” dated August 23, 2014 in Grenoble. The parliamentarian has always disputed these accusations.
The investigations, entrusted to the Brigade for the repression of delinquency to persons (BRDP), concluded that there was not enough evidence for Eric Coquerel to be the subject of criminal proceedings. Sophie Tissier “intends to use all legal avenues to challenge this classification. She remains a victim of the behavior” that she denounced, reacted to AFP her lawyer, Etienne Lesage.
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