Georges-Louis Bouchez accused of “apology of terrorism” after his controversial statements on the situation in the Middle East
Team Fouad Ahidar announced that it was filing a complaint against the president of the MR after the latter described Israel’s pager attacks in Lebanon as a “stroke of genius”. Other politicians were outraged by these comments.
Published on 09/26/2024 at 09:41
It’s a controversy that never stops bouncing around. Questioned on Radio Judaïca, the French-speaking liberal spoke of a “stroke of genius” about the operation which targeted thousands of Hezbollah members in Lebanon via their pager. “There is no compassion to be had for terrorists. If we were able to eliminate a certain number of them, I think that is a very good thing,” he said.
These statements aroused indignation within part of the political class. “Killing civilians, including children, terrorizing an already distressed population, we call that genius at the MR. But what a horror. What a shame. Where is your moral compass Mr. Bouchez? », Launched the federal deputy and former co-president of Ecolo, Rajae Maouane, also candidate (Ecolo-Groen) for the City of Brussels. Brussels MP Jamal Ikazban (PS) for his part accused the president of the MR of “advocating war crimes”.
Team Fouhad Ahidar announces filing a complaint
Team Fouhad Ahidar went a step further, Brussels municipal councilor Mourad Maimouni, head of the list at the City of Brussels, announced this Thursday morning in a press release that he would file a complaint against Georges-Louis Bouchez for “apology of terrorism” . “These comments indirectly legitimize military actions which cause the death of innocent civilians and contribute to the importation of a conflict likely to give rise to acts of violence on our territory,” he denounced.
Fouhad Ahidar himself reacted. “Georges-Louis Bouchez’s comments are not only irresponsible, they convey a dangerous and morally reprehensible vision of international relations,” he commented in particular.
This Wednesday, the campaign premises of the MR+ list for the municipal elections in the City of Brussels were vandalized once again. A slogan hostile to the MR had also been painted a few days earlier on the window of one of the buildings they occupy in the Dansaert district.
The Young MR of Evere dissociate themselves from the comments of… Georges-Louis Bouchez on the Middle East: “His statements reveal a blatant incomprehension of the situation! »
In reaction, the eleventh candidate and first Dutch speaker on the list, Frederik Ceulemans, announced that he would file a complaint against X. He accuses “extreme left activists” of disrupting the democratic election process.
