Femicide in Mérignac: the government called for more firmness by the political class

“The barbaric feminicide of Mérignac, the 39th! Inability to protect and prevent when the alert was given! Enough indifference and carelessness”launched on Twitter the leader of La France insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

“The feeling of impunity of the culprits, the complaints dismissed, still not the billion promised in 2017 against violence against women: France must emerge from passivity to be on the side of French women and justice”estimated the EELV mayor of Grenoble Eric Piolle.

Son “Calvary” is “that of so many women. Each one is one too many”reacted Audrey Pulvar, the PS candidate for regional elections in Ile-de-France, in a tweet.

On the right, the president of Hauts-de-France and presidential candidate Xavier Bertrand said his “pain” and his “dread after this tragedy”. “How can we accept that this man could have committed such an atrocity despite numerous alerts from the victim? How can we accept that such a dangerous man, coming out of prison, could be heavily armed?”.

“The tragedy of Mérignac forces us to no longer be naive. We must put in place minimum sentences for domestic violence. A violent spouse is unfortunately often in a state of recidivism. Let’s be firm!”urged Senator LR Valérie Boyer.

“Are we going to accept for a long time to live in a country where in 24 hours a woman can be murdered by fire and a policeman shot dead. The absolute priority must be to carry out a penal revolution to restore the authority of the State”wished the boss of the senators LR Bruno Retailleau, while a police officer was killed Tuesday in intervention in Avignon.

“Horrified by this heinous crime”had tweeted on Wednesday the Minister for Citizenship Marlène Schiappa. “The fight against domestic violence and feminicide continues”.

According to the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office and the police, Mounir B, 44, already imprisoned for domestic violence in 2020, sued his wife on Tuesday, Chahinez, 31, a mother of three, fired several shots in her legs until collapsed, doused her with flammable liquid while she was still alive, and set her on fire.

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