Overview

• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau referred LFI parliamentary aide Ritchy Thibault to the justice system on April 27 for alleged calls to insurrection at an anti-Islamophobia rally in Paris.
• Thibault advocated for the formation of 'popular self-defense brigades' nationwide, citing distrust in institutions like the police and judiciary, which he accused of perpetuating Islamophobia and racism.
• The rally, held at Place de la République, followed the murder of a worshipper in a mosque in Gard, highlighting rising anti-Muslim violence in France.
• Thibault also accused far-right media and figures of having 'blood on their hands,' linking them to recent acts of violence, including the Gard mosque attack.
• Thibault is scheduled for police questioning on Wednesday and has called for a demonstration of support outside the judicial police offices in Paris.