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The message published on Sunday evening has been deleted and its author's account has been closed to the public.

Too late, however, to avoid the outburst of the Twittosphere which has protested since last night against a tweet from an elected official from Lyon.

Marine Chastan, deputy environmentalist to the mayor of the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, responsible for early childhood and intergenerational links, has become in a few hours the target of many Internet users after a very controversial message published on Sunday evening denouncing in particular "the culture of rape present in the police forces ”.

It all started with a discussion on Twitter between the mayor of Saint-Genis-Laval and Fabien Bagnon, ecological vice-president of the metropolis of Lyon, in charge of active mobility, after a photo, posted by the latter, of the walk for International Women's Rights Day.

The elected representative took part, as did the EELV mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet, placed at the head of the procession.

Nothing shocks you in this photo @Fabien_Bagnon?


National police = scandal on a sign while our police officers participate in the protection and


defense of women's rights ... the @PoliceNationale @PoliceNationale will appreciate ... https://t.co/zqjvLWb6XY

- Marylène Millet (@ marymillet69) March 7, 2021

In this shot, the sign of a protester drew the attention of centrist Marylène Millet.

"Nothing shocks you in this photo?"

"National police = scandal" on a sign, while our police officers participate in the protection and defense of women's rights ... ", then asked the mayor of Saint-Genis-Laval in the comments of the photo.

What Fabien Bagnon responded with a nice tackle: “Let's avoid unnecessary controversy dear Marylène Millet.

This sign, which I had not noticed, has absolutely nothing to do with the defense of women's rights and you know it very well.

Disappointed not to have crossed you there ”.

Everything could have ended there if Marine Chastan, elected in the 8th, had not joined the conversation, with a scathing and contested tweet.

Outraged police unions

“The culture of rape is present in the police force as well as the phenomenon of #victimblaming (blaming the victims).

Take a look at #PayeTaPolice.

Good for you if you have never had to suffer from it, but a little effort of empathy and sorority would be required.

This message has since been deleted and the elected official blocked access to her Twitter account, without however managing to avoid the controversy.

The tweet was relayed multiple times on social networks and gave rise to strong criticism.

The union of the command body of the National police, Synergie Officiers, was quick to react and sharply tackled the elected.

“You are pitiful @ MarineChastan of hatred against the #Police by instrumentalizing the cause of women to hide your sectarianism.

We are on the front line while you are snug and snug about sentences ”.

This Monday morning, the Fo Police union of the City of Lyon rose up in turn.

“The municipal police of Lyon reject the culture of rape.

And this stigmatization is unacceptable, ”said the union, questioning the Lyon deputy for security Mohamed Chihi on this subject.

Contacted by

20 Minutes

following his tweet, the assistant of the 8th has so far not responded to our requests.

The town hall of Lyon informed us that no communication was planned on this subject which occurs in a local context marked by recent overflows in the suburbs of Lyon.

Urban violence which has strongly mobilized the police in recent days in La Duchère, then in Rillieux and Bron, after the scooter accident of a 13-year-old youngster, for which the responsibility of the police is pointed out. finger by some locals.

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