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POLITICS – The executive of the Grand Orient of France (GODF) asked Friday, October 26, its internal justice "the temporary suspension" of Jean-Luc Mélenchon because of his "behavior vis-à-vis magistrates, police and journalists ", we learned from the entourage of the GODF.
A motion submitted to the vote of the Council of the Order Friday got "30 votes for and 3 against," said the entourage of the GODF to AFP, pointing out that this is a rare occurrence. The information had been revealed by The'Express.
The supreme chamber of Masonic justice, independent of the Council of the Order, and before which Jean-Luc Mélenchon is invited to defend himself, must now decide, and this "at best in two months", according to this source. In a biography published in 2012, the one who has since become the leader of insubordinate France (LFI) had indicated to have entered the GODF in 1983.
"Respect for the Republic"
"His behavior vis-à-vis judges, police and journalists", including his virulent opposition during searches at the headquarters of LFI and at home on October 16, have displeased some members of the largest French Masonic Association, which is "very much on the respect of the Republic, and of the freedom of the press" in particular, one added.
The request for suspension is based on the preliminary inquiry opened on 17 October for "acts of intimidation against the judicial authority" and "violence against persons holding public authority" during these searches, and on the complaint lodged by Radio France after the words of Jean-Luc Mélenchon calling "liars" and "morons" the journalists of Franceinfo and calling its activists to "rot".
In videos taken during the searches, Jean-Luc Mélenchon appears in particular to jostle a representative of the floor as well as a police officer who intervenes. The searches were conducted as part of the LFI leader's 2017 presidential campaign count surveys and the badistants of his party's MEPs.
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