Jean-Luc Mélenchon accuses Bruno Retailleau of maintaining a “rotten atmosphere” which puts rebels “in danger”

“Several of us had to change our telephone number because we were harassed night and day”, and “some were physically pushed around and then threatened with death”, assures the founder of La France insoumise on Youtube, while deputies LFI are regularly accused of anti-Semitism.

The founder of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, deplored on Tuesday November 12 on his YouTube channel a political-media atmosphere “rotten” in France, according to him “created from scratch so that it ends badly” for the rebellious, regularly accused of anti-Semitism, and who feel “a danger”.

“The rotten atmosphere is when the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau attacks rebellious parliamentarians to accuse them of anti-Semitism”he said, while Bruno Retailleau announced that he had reported to the courts the tweet of an LFI deputy, Marie Mesmeur. The latter wrote on X that Maccabi Tel-Aviv supporters were attacked Thursday evening in the Netherlands “because they were racist and supported genocide.” For Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “anyone who opposes the genocidal policy of Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is immediately accused of anti-Semitism.”

The three-time presidential candidate emphasizes that Marie Mesmeur is “insulted daily on social networks and taken to task”which “several of us had to change our phone number because we were harassed day and night”and that “some were physically pushed and then threatened with death.” “We feel in danger”he warns, also mentioning death threats against deputies Aymeric Caron, Thomas Portes and Louis Boyard. “I ask that we consider the level of violence which has been reached against us and which is relayed by officials like Mr. Retailleau”he insisted.

Addressing Internet users, Jean-Luc Mélenchon asked them “not to participate in any way in this atmosphere”ensuring that “the rebellious deputies keep moderation in everything they say”. “We must play a role, which consists, while maintaining the firmness of our positions, in not participating in or giving rise to the escalation that our adversaries would like to provoke to the detriment of our country”he explained.