French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan in custody for 'apology for terrorism'

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French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan in custody for 'apology for terrorism'

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Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 days ago

Supporters of prominent LFI politician decry the move as a form of harassment against Palestinian campaigners

French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan was taken into police custody in France on Thursday for “apology for terrorism” after a post about Palestinian resistance, according to French media outlets.

According to Hassan’s supporters, her detention “marks a new stage in the judicial harassment aimed at silencing voices that defend the rights of the Palestinian people”.

Former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of Hassan’s party France Unbowed (La France Insoumise, LFI), condemned the detention as “unbearable”.

“The Yadan law has not been passed, but it’s already being applied?,” he added, referring to new legislation “aimed at combating renewed forms of antisemitism”.

The proposed law is due to be debated by the French parliament in the coming days and has been accused of attempting to “prosecute anything critical of Israel”.

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