Former Minister Noëlle Lenoir, Accused of Racism, Is Justified
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"I did not, of course, target the Algerian community as a whole, which lives peacefully in France, but a minority hit by OQTF, which is still on the territory of the Republic," she said in a statement.
A former minister under Jacques Chirac is subject to a complaint of racism for a statement on CNews about Algerians. Heeded by the police, she maintains her remarks.
The former Minister of European Affairs said on Friday on CNews that "millions of Algerians can take a knife out in the subway, in a train station, in the street, anywhere, or take a car and get into a crowd." She said in a statement that "it was obviously necessary to hear thousands and not millions".
The latter estimated, Friday on CNews, that "millions of Algerians (...) can pull out a knife in the subway in a train station on the street anywhere or take a car and get into a crowd".
The former minister Noëlle Lenoir, who was the subject of a complaint by SOS Racisme for having made racist statements against Algerians on the TV channel CNews, partly went back to his remarks, while justifying them, by means of a press release this Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Ms Lenoir, who was a member of the Constitutional Council between [...] L-article L-ex-minister Noëlle Lenoir, accused of racism, appeared first on L-FRII.
"Millions of Algerians can pull out a knife in the metro, in a station, in the street," the former minister declared on CNews.
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