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French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emma Fourreau was questioned by the Caen judicial police on Wednesday as part of an investigation into "apology for terrorism", French media reported.

Fourreau, who is a member of the left-wing La France Insoumise (France Unbowed, LFI) party, is under investigation for her comments welcoming the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese pro-Palestine activist imprisoned for over 40 years in France.

"FINALLY! After 41 years in prison, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah will be released on 25 July. He was the oldest political prisoner, and France should be ashamed for keeping him locked up for so long. Long live his struggle, long live Palestine!" she wrote on X on 17 July.

The 25-year-old elected official said the investigation was launched by the prosecutor's office after reports of her post were sent via Pharos, the public platform for reporting illegal online content.

As per the French criminal code, "apology for terrorism" is defined as "directly inciting acts of terrorism or publicly condoning such acts". Rights defenders say that France's "apology for terrorism" law is being used to criminalise Palestine solidarity.

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isn't France about it to recognise Palestine? I guess the whole country needs to be arrested for terrorism.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 week ago

Every is about to recognize Palestine...

They will do it after the genocide is done.

US, EU, UK are just buying time for isrsel to get the job done.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

The idea is that the guy she praised was convicted for his involvement in assassinations of an Israeli diplomat and an American military diplomat attached to the Israeli embassy. Now obviously fuck them, but he's not exactly a political prisoner, so the questioning isn't special by European standards. Sitll fucked up, but not "unprecedented attack on free speech" fucked up.

[–] fuwa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Well, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is not the kind of "political prisoner" who is in prison for what they said or wrote... he was in prison for participating in actual assassinations (also, being 74 and having served some 41 years in detention, he has probably been an inmate long enough).

That said, being questioned for praising assassins seems a bit much... I mean, do they for example question everyone who praises Netanyahu or Putin (or any other of the too many bloodthirsty butchers that play into current geopolitical events)?

It must be noticed that the article is far from impartial and that its aim is creating a scandal rather than informing its readers, so it's difficult to comment on the whole thing based solely on its contents.