Accusations of antisemitism: Bardella files a complaint for forgery
The far-right leader categorically denies being its author.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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Key facts
The Paris prosecutor's office received on Tuesday the complaint for forgery and use of forged documents filed by Jordan Bardella. The president of…
The far-right leader categorically denies being their author. This new procedure is in addition to a complaint with civil-party status for…
The complaint for forgery and use of forged documents now places the origin of these writings at the heart of a procedure distinct from the…
The Paris prosecutor's office received on Tuesday the complaint for forgery and use of forged documents filed by Jordan Bardella. The president of the National Rally, now aged 31, disputes being the author of writings attributed to him in connection with accusations of antisemitism.
The far-right leader categorically denies being their author. This new procedure is in addition to a complaint with civil-party status for defamation, already filed and targeting the investigative website Mediapart.
The complaint for forgery and use of forged documents now places the origin of these writings at the heart of a procedure distinct from the defamation action already brought against Mediapart. The Paris prosecutor's office specified that it acknowledged receipt on Tuesday.
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Who is Jordan Bardella?
Jordan Bardella, 31, is the president of the National Rally, France’s main far-right party, and is contesting here that he is the author of writings attributed to him.
What is the National Rally?
The National Rally is a French far-right political party that grew out of the National Front, and of which Bardella is the president.
What is the Paris public prosecutor’s office?
The Paris public prosecutor’s office is the prosecution service with jurisdiction in Paris: it receives complaints and decides what criminal action to take on them.
What does a complaint for forgery and use of forged documents mean?
Forgery and use of forged documents covers the creation or use of a writing presented as authentic when it is not; here, what is at issue is the origin of the texts attributed to Bardella.
How does this complaint differ from a defamation action?
Defamation concerns harm to honor; filing as a civil party allows Bardella to join that action, while the forgery complaint opens a separate proceeding on the authenticity of the writings.
Why does this case matter?
It places at the center of the criminal debate the question of whether Bardella did write texts linked to accusations of antisemitism, independently of the defamation trial already under way.