Some people seem to forget that in France, since 1972, racism is not an opinion, but a crime! Thus, those who sent discriminatory messages to the journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi, columnist in “C à vous” (France 5) and host of “Focus Dimanche” (RTL), are exposed to two years in prison and a fine of €30,000.
Pure Media reports in fact that Mohamed Bouhafsi shared on his Instagram account, this Tuesday, June 25, 2024, racist messages which had been directly addressed to him: “Go home”; “Soon, it’s the end of France for bougnoules like you”; “Dirty Arab”. To which he soberly replied: “Can we go back to the old Instagram? It was good, wasn’t it? “.
Against insults, support
However, the “We no longer want Arab heads like you” or “The boat and return to the country for assholes like you and the scum” have angered more than one Internet user. The journalist thus received numerous messages of support. “The violence of human stupidity. We don’t give up, courage,” said Pierre-Antoine Damecour, who hosts “La petite lucarne” on the L’Équipe channel.
Our “Racism” file
And Mohamed Bouhafsi is, unfortunately, not the only target of racist comments: his colleague Karim Rissouli, at the head of “C ce soir” and “En société” (France 5), also shared a letter on Instagram – anonymous , of course – which he received at his home: “The one and only fundamental reason for the RN vote is that the historic French people are full of idiots”, we could read there.