The Algerian boxing champion signed Iman Khalifwho won the gold medal during Paris 2024 Olympic Games The latter is a victim of cybercrime, after being exposed to racism through various social media platforms.
In the final, Iman Khalif defeated China’s Liu Yang in the 66 kg weight category with the unanimous opinion of the judges.
On social media, Algerian boxing has been the victim of a hate campaign and misinformation linked to racism.
Khalif is suing Elon Musk
As a result of the hate campaign she faced, Algerian Olympic champion Iman Khalif announced that she would sue both American billionaire Elon Musk and British novelist JK Rowling, after they complained against to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Nabil Boudi, the boxer’s lawyer who won a gold medal in Paris, told Variety that the Tesla owner and Harry Potter author were named in the criminal complaint filed with the Center Against Online Hate the Attorney General’s Office last week.
According to Sky News, the lawsuit was filed against Musk’s “X” platform, which means it was filed against “unknown people” according to French law.
In one post, Rowling shared a photo of Khalifa fighting with Italian Angela Carini, accusing Khalifa of being a man who “likes to harass a woman.”
For his part, Musk shared the role of swimmer Riley Gaines who said that “men don’t belong in women’s sports.”
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office is investigating Khalif’s complaint
The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office started judicial procedures in response to the complaint filed by the Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, who was subjected to a massive campaign of electronic harassment during the competition.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Paris said that an investigation was opened last Tuesday after a complaint related to “cyber harassment” filed by Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who was the victim of a controversy over her gender investigation on allegations of ” cyber harassment”, public insults, and incitement of overt discrimination, and inquiries were brought to the Central Office for Combating Crimes Against Humanity and Hate Crimes.
There were calls against Iman to be excluded for questioning her gender, after the International Boxing Association excluded her from the World Championships for failing to pass tests. sexual aptitude to increase the male hormone (testosterone).
The International Olympic Committee gave Iman the green light to participate in the Paris Games and defended her against the unrecognized International Boxing Association for violations.
The International Boxing Association had banned Iman Khalif from the last world championship. Because she did not pass the nationality eligibility tests, but due to the society’s ban, the International Olympic Committee allowed her to participate in Paris, amid great controversy.
But Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, defended Iman Khalif and said: “She was born a woman and grew up as a woman, and she is a woman on the travel document.” The Algerian Olympic Committee vowed to prosecute anyone who violates Iman’s right to box.
2024-08-16 22:10:00
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