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'#MeToo': France Protests a Minister Investigated For Rape

Published July 13th, 2020 - 06:04 GMT

Thousands of people protested across France on Friday denouncing the promotion to interior minister of a rising star Gerald Darmanin who is the subject of a rape investigation into allegations he strongly denies.

The protesters rallied in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse and other cities with slogans denouncing "the culture of rape On the Move" a reference to the name of President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party The Republic on the Move (LREM).

Protesters are also angry over the naming as justice minister of Eric Dupond-Moretti, a celebrity lawyer who has been highly critical of the #MeToo movement.

"We are here to demand the resignation of part of the government," said Anouck Lagarrige, 22, in Toulouse where some 300 protested.

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A protester holds a sign reading "Ministry of rape" as another lights a pink flare during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

A protester holds a sign reading "Ministry of rape" as another lights a pink flare during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

A protester holds their fist up during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

A protester holds their fist up during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

A protester (L) waves a rainbow flag, symbol of LGBTQ social movements, and others hold placards during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP

A protester (L) waves a rainbow flag, symbol of LGBTQ social movements, and others hold placards during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP

A protester holds a placard reading 'accused of rape and police chief' during a demonstration called by feminist movements on the main square of Lille, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. DENIS CHARLET / AFP

A protester holds a placard reading 'accused of rape and police chief' during a demonstration called by feminist movements on the main square of Lille, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. DENIS CHARLET / AFP

People gathered to protest against France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, whose promotion has outraged feminists because of a years-old rape claim that remains under investigation, and against France's new Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, who aroused the ire of feminists by criticising the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, saying such complaints "should be made not to the media, not on social networks, but to the judiciary." GEORGES GOBET / AFP

People gathered to protest against France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, whose promotion has outraged feminists because of a years-old rape claim that remains under investigation, and against France's new Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, who aroused the ire of feminists by criticising the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, saying such complaints "should be made not to the media, not on social networks, but to the judiciary." GEORGES GOBET / AFP

A protester holds a sign reading "Macrhonte", a play on words on the French President's name and the French word for "shame" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

A protester holds a sign reading "Macrhonte", a play on words on the French President's name and the French word for "shame" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP

Protesters perform a dance inspired by the Chilean feminist group "Las Tesis" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP

Protesters perform a dance inspired by the Chilean feminist group "Las Tesis" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP

A protester holds a sign reading "Ministry of rape" as another lights a pink flare during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester holds their fist up during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester (L) waves a rainbow flag, symbol of LGBTQ social movements, and others hold placards during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP
A protester holds a placard reading 'accused of rape and police chief' during a demonstration called by feminist movements on the main square of Lille, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. DENIS CHARLET / AFP
People gathered to protest against France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, whose promotion has outraged feminists because of a years-old rape claim that remains under investigation, and against France's new Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, who aroused the ire of feminists by criticising the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, saying such complaints "should be made not to the media, not on social networks, but to the judiciary." GEORGES GOBET / AFP
A protester holds a sign reading "Macrhonte", a play on words on the French President's name and the French word for "shame" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters perform a dance inspired by the Chilean feminist group "Las Tesis" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP
A protester holds a sign reading "Ministry of rape" as another lights a pink flare during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester holds a sign reading "Ministry of rape" as another lights a pink flare during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester holds their fist up during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester holds their fist up during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester (L) waves a rainbow flag, symbol of LGBTQ social movements, and others hold placards during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP
A protester (L) waves a rainbow flag, symbol of LGBTQ social movements, and others hold placards during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP
A protester holds a placard reading 'accused of rape and police chief' during a demonstration called by feminist movements on the main square of Lille, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. DENIS CHARLET / AFP
A protester holds a placard reading 'accused of rape and police chief' during a demonstration called by feminist movements on the main square of Lille, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. DENIS CHARLET / AFP
People gathered to protest against France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, whose promotion has outraged feminists because of a years-old rape claim that remains under investigation, and against France's new Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, who aroused the ire of feminists by criticising the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, saying such complaints "should be made not to the media, not on social networks, but to the judiciary." GEORGES GOBET / AFP
People gathered to protest against France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, whose promotion has outraged feminists because of a years-old rape claim that remains under investigation, and against France's new Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, who aroused the ire of feminists by criticising the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, saying such complaints "should be made not to the media, not on social networks, but to the judiciary." GEORGES GOBET / AFP
A protester holds a sign reading "Macrhonte", a play on words on the French President's name and the French word for "shame" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
A protester holds a sign reading "Macrhonte", a play on words on the French President's name and the French word for "shame" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters hold signs and banners as they take part in a demonstration called by feminist movements in Nantes, western France, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
Protesters perform a dance inspired by the Chilean feminist group "Las Tesis" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP
Protesters perform a dance inspired by the Chilean feminist group "Las Tesis" during a demonstration called by feminist movements in front of the city hall in Paris, on July 10, 2020, to denounce the nomination of French Interior Minister, facing rape accusations and French Justice Minister who criticised the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Thomas COEX / AFP

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