Resignation of Julien Bayou: Sandrine Rousseau considers the “Liberation” investigation “problematic”

The deputy Europe ecology-Les Verts (EELV) Sandrine Rousseau, who had relayed accusations of psychological violence targeting her colleague Julien Bayou two weeks ago, strongly contested, on Sunday October 2, the substance of a Liberation investigation into this case released on Friday. Ms. Rousseau also said on France 3 that she was “absolutely unaware” of the existence of the feminist collective which informally investigated the number one environmentalist, as the daily reports. According to Liberation, Julien Bayou, who contests the accusations of psychological violence against an ex-companion, had been living for three years under the pressure of an informal feminist collective which reproached him for his conduct and investigated his relations with women, going so far as to interview her former companions. Still according to Liberation, one of the women members of the unit responsible for processing reports of sexual and gender-based violence in the party, and which is currently investigating the case of Julien Bayou, is also part of this informal group that has targeted the private life of the party. deputy for Paris. Read also: Resignation of Julien Bayou: the cell against sexual violence of EELV judges that there is “no reason to suspend in a conservative manner” the former leader “An informal group of women” Sandrine Rousseau declared in particular about the Liberation investigation: “(…) I read the article and it is not at all a surveillance, it has nothing to do with a surveillance, and d Besides, this article seems to me extremely problematic on the merits”, she added. According to Ms. Rousseau, “it’s not a cell, it’s an informal group of women who talk to each other. Women have the right to speak to each other and they have the right to protect themselves and until justice does, there is nothing wrong with that”. EELV’s internal cell had self-seized an investigation into Julien Bayou in July after an email from his ex-girlfriend, from whom he separated in November 2021. The case took a new turn on 19 September, when MP Sandrine Rousseau accused him of “behavior likely to break the moral health of women” on a TV set, recounting having “received a long time” at her home the ex-companion of Mr. Bayou. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers After his resignation, Julien Bayou gives his version of the facts and attacks Sandrine Rousseau Sunday, the deputy for Paris also approved the fact that Julien Bayou “does not speak on behalf of the environmental group” during the time of the investigation, justifying this silence in the name of “the protection of women’s speech”. The day after the publication of the article, on Saturday, the management of EELV met, arguing that “the information published in Libé confirms the need to think about the best way to deal with this particular case”. On this occasion, she renewed her confidence in the cell. Read also: Julien Bayou withdrawn from the co-presidency of the environmental group at the Le Monde Assembly with AFP