Samir Hajije, municipal councilor in Toulouse, claimed to have been “beaten up” last Friday, during a conference organized by the CGT on the struggle of the Sahrawi people. A version which does not seem to be verified, the case having been closed without further action.
The incident occurred at the Toulouse Labor Exchange, where the CGT conference took place. According to witnesses, Samir Hajije and around ten people who accompanied him tried to cause trouble during this conference, which would have pushed the CGT security service to expel them. The Toulouse councilor claimed to have been “beaten up” by members of the CGT while he “by chance” passed in front of the Labor Exchange. Speaking on
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This version was not confirmed by the courts, which dismissed the case this Sunday. “The videos do not objectify blows carried out by the CGT vigilantes who only pushed back someone who resists and wishes to enter the Labor Exchange manu militari,” noted the Toulouse prosecutor's office, adding that “ the medical certificate does not mention any injury, other than the consequence of the fall visible on the video. ” According to The DispatchSamir Hajije was reportedly prescribed only two days of ITT due to a knee abrasion. The doctor noted “no visible traumatic lesions”, even if the Toulouse advisor complained of “elbow pain”.
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“There was no act of violence against Samir Hajije at the Labor Exchange on Friday evening. He was not the victim of any attack. We regret that this individual abused the mayor of Toulouse to encourage him to attack the CGT,” said the CGT in a press release published this Sunday. The Toulouse town hall, for its part, declared that it would react “after consulting the police report. » However, the affair risks taking a political turn, when we know that the town hall of Toulouse and the CGT are clashing over the occupation of the Labor Exchange.
