The Franco-Algerian influencer, Sofia Benlemmane, arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into hateful videos online, was presented to the public prosecutor’s office on Saturday, the Lyon prosecutor’s office and her lawyer told AFP.
«Lsaid influencer Sofia Benlemmane is referred today after her custody, for the purpose of serving her with a summons to appear on March 18, 2025 before the Lyon Criminal Court» indicated the prosecution. She is being prosecuted for “provocation to commit a crime or misdemeanor”, “death threats by image”, “public insult due to sexual orientation or gender identity” and “public insult due to origin, ethnicity, nation, race or religion.
Followed on TikTok and Facebook by more than 300,000 people, the fifty-year-old notably insulted another woman during a live broadcast in September, by saying “fuck your mother, you and your France», «I hope you get killed, I hope they kill you».
«Requisitions are presented to the liberty and detention judge for the purpose of placing the person concerned under judicial supervision before her trial, including a ban. to use their accounts on social networks. Her lawyer, Me Frédéric Lalliard, contests any criminal offense in the comments with which the young woman is accused, even if they “may irritate or shock».
