Overview
- The prosecutor requested a €1,500 suspended fine, saying the elements of public racial insult were established.
- The case is being heard by the Lyon judicial court’s 6th press chamber for the offense of insult based on origin.
- The contested February 2024 post on X claimed many Maghrebi families are consanguineous and disparaged migrants, and it was deleted roughly ten minutes after publication.
- The prosecution followed a complaint by a private individual of Maghrebi origin, and the Ligue des droits de l’Homme later refiled a civil-party complaint in 2025 after an initial rejection.
- At the hearing, Mila expressed regret and called the tweet a shameful, impulsive reaction, while her lawyer argued there was no intent to stigmatize.