Overview

• The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed a six-month suspended prison term and a two-year ban on Avia holding elected office for moral harassment.
• The appeals court raised civil damages awarded to the five former parliamentary assistants who sued her.
• The accusations date back to a May 2020 Mediapart exposé alleging humiliations, sexist, racist and homophobic remarks towards staff.
• A judicial inquiry launched in July 2020 led to a 2022 trial where seven ex-assistants testified about repeated verbal violence and abuse of power.
• Avia lost her seat in 2022 after her online hate bill was largely censored by the Constitutional Council and has since returned to legal practice.