France: outcry after the words of Eric Dupont-Moretti against the "ayatollahs of ecology"

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Willy Schraen, president of the French Federation of Footwear, is publishing a book this Tuesday, August 18, which is already causing a lot of talk. He defends hunting against environmentalists and can count on weighty support: that of Eric Dupont-Moretti, who signs a vitriolic preface. Criticized for his words, the Minister of Justice had to defend himself this weekend.

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Eric Dupont-Moretti has never hidden his passion for hunting. The falconer has often defended hunting theft on television sets. But when you're a Keeper of the Seals, even the slightest word can be expensive. In the book “Campagne” by Willy Schraen, patron of French hunters, Eric Dupont-Moretti signs the preface in which he attacks the “  ayatollahs of ecology, the illuminated and fundamentalists  ” of the animal cause, such as 'the Sunday Journal revealed .

A new good point for the boss of hunters, already listened to by Macron

Words which, unsurprisingly, provoke the fury of environmentalists on social networks. For them, the minister of a government that wants to be environmental should not say that. Eric Dupont-Moretti quickly defended himself on Twitter. "  We can be against the ban on a certain hunting and defender of the climate and nature, as I am and always have been,  " wrote the ex-lawyer. His cabinet insists: "  At no time does he attack environmentalists  ", but a radical minority.

1/2 Have I ever called into question the fight against global warming at any time, as I can read since this morning? We can be against the prohibition of a certain hunting and defender of the climate and nature, as I am and always have been.

For his part, the president of the French Federation of shoemakers can only rejoice in obtaining the support of one of the most famous ministers of the government, while himself who does not rule out getting into politics. Willy Schraen had already entered the Elysee Palace. Emmanuel Macron had accompanied him for a hunting party in Chambord in 2017. And since then, the Head of State has always had a benevolent eye on the 5 million French hunters. A capital electorate for him.

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