Minister Elisabeth Moreno was “upset”

“I was overwhelmed by the words of these women.” On November 27, for Le Journal du Dimanche, Elisabeth Moreno spoke on the Nicolas Hulot affair. The Minister for Gender Equality said she was particularly touched by the testimony against the former Minister for the Ecological Transition. “I still have the first testimony in mind,” she said in particular, marked by the report broadcast Thursday evening by Correspondent. The minister praised the bravery of these women. “Exposing yourself like these women did takes a lot of courage. I want to tell them all my respect “, she assured before sending a more general message. “The words of these women who have felt abused and assaulted are salutary for an entire nation. I encourage them to continue”, she insisted. Elisabeth Moreno also welcomed progress on the issue of the “liberation” of speech. And this, “Even if they have been talking for a very long time. Now they are listened to, ” she asserted.

In addition, while recalling the importance of the presumption of innocence of Nicolas Hulot, accused by six women, including a minor, of rape or sexual assault, the Minister returned to the consequences of the case. The day after the broadcast of France 2, the Paris prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation into the alleged facts. Despite the prescription, “The women who reported these facts and Nicolas Hulot will be able to express themselves in a judicial and democratic framework and thus ensure that their rights are respected,” an essential measure according to her.

Nicolas Hulot’s “unworthy” communication

After reviewing the report itself, Elisabeth Moreno spoke about the response provided by the former presenter of Ushuaia. “I would like to remind you that the liberation of women’s speech can no longer be treated as Nicolas Hulot did on Wednesday on BFM, ironically about his physique which would push him to have to use coercion to have sex, ” said the minister. Guest of Bruce Toussaint, on the eve of the broadcast ofCorrespondent, Nicolas Hulot had responded to the accusations with a touch of irony and sarcasm: “I know that I have a very ungrateful physique, and that therefore, only coercion allows me to experience love stories”. Words spoken after having asserted more seriously that he had “never seduced by duress”. About this televised appearance, Elisabeth Moreno expressed a strong opinion: “By delivering a long interview to a news channel, he placed himself as a victim of the media tribunal that he denounces. It’s absurd”. According to her, “his communication strategy of positioning himself as a victim even before seeing the show is unworthy.”

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