Europe 1 with AFP 3:44 p.m., October 02, 2022

After pointing the finger at the accusations of violence against Julien Bayou two weeks ago, MP Sandrine Rousseau reacted to an article in Liberation on the case, which she considers "problematic on the merits".

It invites us to think about a better way to deal with the Bayou case in the media.

EELV MP Sandrine Rousseau, who two weeks ago relayed accusations of psychological violence from her colleague Julien Bayou, strongly contested on Sunday the merits of a Liberation investigation into this case.

According to Liberation, Julien Bayou, who contests the accusations of psychological violence against an ex-companion, had been living for three years under the pressure of an informal feminist collective which reproached him for his conduct and investigated his relations with women, going so far as to interview her former companions.

Still according to Liberation, one of the women members of the cell responsible for processing reports of sexual and gender-based violence in the party, and which is currently investigating the case of Julien Bayou, is also part of this informal group that has targeted the private life of the party. deputy for Paris.

A need to better deal with "this particular case" for Rousseau

Saturday, the day after the publication of the article, the management of EELV met, arguing that "the information published in Libé confirms the need to think about the best way to deal with this particular case".

On this occasion, she renewed her confidence in the cell.

Sandrine Rousseau said Sunday on France 3 that she was "absolutely not aware" of the existence of the informal group.

"But in addition, I read the article and it is not at all a surveillance, it has nothing to do with a surveillance, and besides this article seems to me extremely problematic on the background,” she added.

According to Sandrine Rousseau, "it's not a cell, it's an informal group of women who talk to each other. Women have the right to talk to each other and they have the right to protect themselves and as long as justice does not will not do, there is nothing wrong with that".

The internal cell of EELV had self-seized an investigation into Julien Bayou in July after an email from his ex-companion, from whom he separated in November 2021.

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The case took a new turn on September 19, when MP Sandrine Rousseau accused him of "behaviour likely to break the moral health of women" on a TV set, recounting having "received at length" the ex - companion of Julien Bayou.

On Sunday, the deputy for Paris also approved the fact that Julien Bayou "does not speak on behalf of the environmental group" during the time of the investigation, justifying this silence in the name of "the protection of women's speech".