the mayor will file a fourth complaint against the “intimidation” of the far right

The mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique), Dorothée Pacaud (without label), elected on June 9, is preparing to file a fourth complaint against the “bullying” of the extreme right, she announced Monday, June 19.

The mayor of the town who, like his predecessor, has been the target of invective from the far right for several months, has chosen to file a complaint “whenever it is legally possible”. Her first two complaints were filed when she was still acting mayor of this seaside resort of 14,800 inhabitants, after the resounding resignation of her predecessor Yannick Morez, on May 9, himself targeted by threats and violence from the extreme right.

“Insulting remarks”

Dorothée Pacaud’s first complaint concerns a letter sent to the town hall of Saint-Brevin and signed with a false name which contained insulting remarks towards Yannick Morez and herself. The second complaint targets the far-right site Riposte laïque describing Dorothée Pacaud as an elected official “pro-migrants” and an “dangerous woman for Saint-Brevin”. Originally published in February, it was republished the day Mr. Morez’s resignation was announced.

His third complaint was filed on June 15 against the Collective for the preservation of Pierre Attelée, made up of residents opposed to the transfer of a reception center for asylum seekers (CADA) to the town, for comments published on their Facebook page. The fourth complaint, which has not yet been filed, again concerns the Riposte Laïque site, for a new article “containing abusive language and opening the door to degrading and threatening comments”specifies the elected official.

The city councilor also confides that he received a leaflet in his mailbox this weekend “making odious amalgams between Saint-Brevin, Annecy and abominable news items”a document distributed according to her to other elected officials of the commune and for which she will not file a complaint.