2024-08-14 14:40:08
The prosecutor’s office in France has confirmed that it is opening an investigation due to the complaint of the Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Helif, who complained that she was the victim of a lot of harassment on social networks, Radio “Monte Carlo” reported.
The investigation is due to “harassment because of gender, public insults because of gender, provocations and discrimination and public insults because of origin”, specified the prosecutor’s office, as it was assigned to the Central Office for the fight against crimes against humanity and against hate crimes.
The Olympic champion from Paris in the category up to 66 kg had to fight in Paris not only against her rivals, but also against the people who regularly attacked her outside the ring. Imane Helif is a player for the French club Nice Azur and has received very strong support in her home country of Algeria.
The lawyer of the Algerian champion Nabil Boudi told the American magazine “Variety” that the complaint included the names of the names of many public figures, among them the American billionaire and owner of the social network X Elon Musk, as well as the British writer Joan K. Rowling. author of the Harry Potter novels.