Benzema affair: the surprising support of Mélenchon

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By: Manu Tournoux

The politician spoke in favor of the Ballon d’Or in a long message published on his Twitter account.

Accused by Gérald Darmanin of maintaining “notorious links” with the Muslim Brotherhood, Karim Benzema is threatened with losing his French nationality as well as his Ballon d’Or trophy.

In the midst of a storm, the former Real Madrid star received unexpected support. Jean-Luc Mélenchon thus took advantage of his X account to write a long message defending the New.

Hello Mr Benzema. I don’t know you and I don’t know anything about football. But the government and its friends have chosen to demonize you. They call you “paper French”. With such enemies speaking with such words you must be a remarkable person, without ethnic or religious hatred.

Grandson of people also treated as “paper French” by the Pétainists who withdrew their papers from those who had been French for less than ten years, I know that France belongs to everyone who chooses it. Those who insult us don’t deserve it. »

As a reminder and according to the words of its lawyer, KB9 intends to file a complaint against Gerald Darmanin and take the Minister of the Interior to court. To be continued…

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