The EELV party wants to be exemplary and wants to reassure after being the target of criticism. Guest of the program “C à vous” on France 5 Monday evening to discuss the Quatennens case, Sandrine Rousseau had already had to comment on Julien Bayou, national secretary of EELV, and had not spared him, citing ” behavior likely to destroy the moral health of women”.
She thus recounted having “received for a long time” at her home a “very depressed” ex-companion from Julien Bayou, who then “made a suicide attempt so badly she was”. The ecofeminist assured “that they are obviously several” to be affected by these behaviors, evoking an “ongoing journalistic investigation”.
The environmental group in the National Assembly had to devote a large part of its back-to-school meeting behind closed doors, Tuesday noon, to discuss the case of Julien Bayou, its co-president. On Tuesday evening, the environmental group in the National Assembly published a press release recording the temporary withdrawal of Julien Bayou from his position as co-president of the environmental group. The text specifies that “this situation does not constitute resignation”.
“The investigation and sanction unit against sexual and gender-based violence was seized this summer and is doing its job,” EELV number 2 and deputy Sandra Regol told AFP. “Among environmentalists, we do not avoid any questions,” she added to stand out from the Insoumis.
The investigation unit “works at its own pace”, according to EELV
The manager argued that Julien Bayou was already observing a period of withdrawal pending the conclusions of the internal cell. Julien Bayou nevertheless delivered the back-to-school speech then held a press briefing at the party’s summer days at the end of August in Grenoble.
In a press release published on Tuesday, the Greens claim to be “fully mobilized in the fight against violence against women”. We can read that the cell which must shed light on the reports “works at its own pace with the sole concern of finding the truth. Depending on the urgency and seriousness of the alleged facts, it may decide on precautionary measures. »
The party specifies that in the case of Julien Bayou, the report was received in July. And to conclude, while “several people have publicly expressed concern about the slowness of the investigation and a possible political influence on this cell”: EELV wants to ensure its support “for the victims of gender-based and sexual violence “. This cell “of investigation and sanction must continue its work in complete independence and serenity”, ends the press release.
For her part, Clémentine Autain (LFI) underlined the limits of “total transparency” decided by Sandrine Rousseau: “I don’t know if (the potential victim) wants all of France to know that she has made an attempt to suicide. »