Rima Hassan has lodged a complaint against French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez with the Court of Justice of the Republic, according to Le Monde. The complaint accuses the minister of violating the
The filing follows a dispute over the origins of a claim involving Hassan and the drug known as 3-MMC. Mediapart reports that the interior minister has been accused of spreading that claim. According
Hassan has publicly attacked Nuñez over the matter, describing what she called a crude political manipulation, according to humanite.fr. She has taken her case to the court that handles proceedings ag
Coverage of the affair has been sharply divided. Le Point published a critical piece describing Hassan as an inconsistent figure of digital fatwas, while 20 Minutes examined whether Nuñez himself coul
The Court of Justice of the Republic is the body competent to hear accusations of offences committed by ministers in the exercise of their duties. Under the material available, the complaint concerns
What to watch next is whether the Court of Justice of the Republic accepts the complaint and opens a formal examination of the minister's conduct.
Rima Hassan has filed a complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez at France's Court of Justice of the Republic,