Europe 1 with AFP 11:33 a.m., December 04, 2023, modified at 11:35 a.m., December 04, 2023
Gérald Darmanin announced that he had placed Ruth Elkrief under police protection. The journalist was accused on Sunday by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the social network X (formerly Twitter) of being a "fanatic" and of despising Muslims.Gérald Darmanin announced that he had placed Ruth Elkrief under police protection. The journalist was accused on Sunday by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the social network X (formerly Twitter) of being a "fanatic" and of despising Muslims.
"Jean-Luc Mélenchon puts a target on Ruth Elkrief's back"
"I decided this morning, in view of the threats of Mr. Mélenchon and others, since it is an outburst of hatred on the Internet, to hand over police protection" to the columnist, the interior minister said on BFMTV. "He puts a target in the back of Ruth Elkrief who has already had many threats as a journalist," added Gérald Darmanin, before pointing to the "irresponsibility" of the leader of France Insoumise.
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In reaction to tense exchanges on Sunday on LCI between Ruth Elkrief and LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard, notably on the situation in the Middle East, Jean-Luc Mélenchon attacked the journalist: "Ruth Elkrief. Manipulative. If we don't insult Muslims, this fanatic will be outraged," he wrote. What a shame! Congratulations Manuel Bompard for the reply. Elkrief reduces the whole of political life to his contempt for Muslims," he continued.