A preliminary investigation for sexual assault and sexual harassment has been opened against Éric Coquerel, president of the finance commission of the National Assembly. The rebel is accused by Sophie Tissier, a former figure of the yellow vests.
He reported events that “may be similar to a sexual assault” dating from August 23, 2014 in Grenoble to BFMTV. La France insoumise announced the opening of an internal investigation without asking for the departure of its elected official.
“These facts do not justify a withdrawal”
“Eric Coquerel was accused 8 years ago in a nightclub of having clumsily danced with a person who first said on several television sets that nothing was sexual assault (…) These facts do not justify a withdrawal,” Adrien Quatennens advanced this Friday. at RMC-BFMTV.
Some on the right, such as within the presidential coalition, were surprised when Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party continued to call for the resignation of Minister Damien Abad, who finally left the government last week.
“You have Damián Abad whose accusations against him are of having potentially drugged people to rape them. The facts have absolutely nothing to do with it”, explained the deputy from the North to justify this difference in treatment.
“One can sometimes wonder about the political use of this type of business”
The former Minister of Solidarity has been accused by four women of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault since his arrival at the end of May on Duquesne Avenue and a judicial investigation has been opened. Beyond the Abad case, insubordinate France regularly denounces the presence in the government of Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, accused of rape (particularly the target of a rape investigation, he benefited from an impeachment order in early July). The plaintiff announced to appeal, editor’s note).
“Sometimes we can ask ourselves about the political use that can be made of these types of issues as well and that should not mean that, together with them, we should not fight against sexual and gender-based violence,” guard Adrien Quatennens also points out.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon mentioned on his Twitter account “his total solidarity” with Éric Coquerel, saying that he was disgusted by the attacks (…) carried out for 5 years “without facts or evidence”.
The deputy assures that he has not had any reprehensible behavior. “I deny anything that may be related to aggressive flirting gestures,” the rebel deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis had advanced on BFMTV last July 3.
Source: BFM TV
