The custody of LFI MEP Rima Hassan was lifted Thursday evening in Paris over charges of «terrorism apology» stemming from an X post on March 26. The Paris prosecutor's office announced she will stand trial on July 7 before the correctional tribunal. A search revealed small amounts of CBD and 3MMC in her belongings, prompting a separate procedure.
Rima Hassan, French-Palestinian LFI MEP, presented herself Thursday morning at Paris judicial police on summons for a flagrance inquiry into «online terrorism apology». The Paris prosecutor's office stated that custody was possible without lifting parliamentary immunity.
The incriminated message, posted March 26 and since deleted, quoted Kōzō Okamoto: «I dedicated my youth to the Palestinian cause. As long as there is oppression, resistance will not only be a right, but a duty.» Kōzō Okamoto, Japanese Red Army member, was sentenced to life for the 1972 massacre of 26 people at Ben-Gurion airport in Israel. RN deputy Matthias Renault had reported the remarks to the prosecutor.
The search of her belongings revealed «substances resembling on one hand CBD and on the other 3MMC», per the prosecutor. A separate narcotics procedure was opened.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon denounced «political police» on X, claiming «there is no longer parliamentary immunity in France». Supporters like Clémence Guetté and Manon Aubry spoke of a «witch hunt against Palestinian militants». On the right, David Lisnard and Marion Maréchal criticized Rima Hassan, calling her «camée» and her party a «Narco-parti».
