"Widespread racism in the police": Bruno Retailleau announces legal action against LFI MP Gabrielle Cathala

The release of Gabrielle Cathala did not go unnoticed. In the aftermath of the interview with the LFI deputy on RMC, where she denounced a "generalized racism" within the police, which would prevent "people from pointing out the discrimination they are victims" and "to go to file a complaint because they know that they will probably not be listened to" - according to her a "undervaluation" of racist acts - strongly reacted.

This Thursday evening, he announced on X legal proceedings against the elected melenchonist "on behalf" , he says, "of all the police in France, for these unacceptable remarks" . True to his position of firmness against France Insoumise (LFI), which he had designated, in mid-July in the columns of Figaro , as the "worst political threat" which " crosses all the limits of what is acceptable", the host of Place Beauvau assures that he plans to "let pass" .

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If Bruno Retailleau does not refer to it in his tweet, another little sentence of the rebellious caused indignation. Back in France since the beginning of the week after having tried, in vain, to join the Gaza Strip aboard the Handala ship - with the aim of breaking the blockade imposed by Israel -, Gabrielle Cathala said that "the Palestinians have the right to choose Hamas, if they want to choose Hamas". And this, despite the attacks of October 7, 2023, which caused nearly 1,200 dead on the Israeli side. A position which also seems to be ignoring the jihadist, even terrorist character according to many countries, of this Islamist organization, of which the founding charter of 1988 clearly claims the eradication of the State of Israel.