Europe 1 with AFP 3:43 p.m., March 12, 2022

Nathalie Elimas, former Secretary of State, is the subject of an investigation for harassment within her cabinet.

This affair caused his departure from the government.

This Saturday, Nathalie Elimas announced that she had also filed a complaint for "slanderous denunciation."

Former Secretary of State Nathalie Elimas, accused of harassment by several ex-collaborators and who is the subject of a report to justice, announced this Saturday to AFP that she had filed a complaint for "slanderous denunciation", a week after leaving the government.

"Given the importance of this case, I decided to defend myself and take a first step, by filing a complaint for slanderous denunciation," she said in an SMS to AFP.

“For several weeks now, I have been smeared and slandered in the media, which has taken up accusations seriously undermining my honor and my dignity,” she explained.

Acts of "harassment" or even "abuse"

The Paris prosecutor's office, for its part, confirmed to AFP the information from Mediapart that the General Inspectorate for Higher Education and Research (IGESR) had sent it a report concerning Ms. Elimas, received Thursday and currently " Analyzing".

AFP revealed in mid-January that the then Secretary of State for Priority Education was the subject of an administrative investigation by the IGESR after internal reports of "dysfunctions" within her cabinet. relating to "labour relations".

Several sources had told AFP that Ms. Elimas was accused of acts of "harassment" or even "mistreatment" of employees.

All preferred to remain anonymous.

At least three sources had also pointed out that the employment within the firm of a very close friend of Ms. Elimas, described by one of these sources as "untouchable", would be one of the aspects of this administrative investigation.

Ms. Elimas believes she is "the victim of an attack of great violence"

Ms. Elimas said two days later "victim of an attack of great violence".

The Elysée announced on March 5 that Ms. Elimas was leaving the government.

In mid-February, an internal pre-report was submitted to Jean Castex.

According to two sources interviewed by AFP, the testimonies targeting Ms. Elimas were "concordant", but also "serious" and "overwhelming".