The woman had been accused of being transsexual on social networks. According to her lawsuit, both Musk and Rowling would have encouraged hate speech against her.
J.K. Rowling y Elon Musk have been charged in a criminal complaint filed by the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif by alleged “acts of aggravated cyberbullying.”
According to a report of Variety, Khelif, 25 years old, has filed a complaint with the French authorities for the online harassment she suffered during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Nabil Boudi, the lawyer representing Khelif, confirmed that both Rowling and Musk have been named in the complaintwhich has been presented to the center against online hate of the Prosecutor’s Office of Paris on Friday, August 9.
Donald Trump will be investigated
“J.K. Rowling y Elon Musk are mentioned in the lawsuit, among others“Boudi declared, adding that Donald Trump would be part of the investigation. “Trump tweeted, so whether he is named in our lawsuit or not, will inevitably be investigated as part of the accusation.”
If the Prosecutor’s Office charges someone under the statute, it could ask two to five years in prison and tens of thousands of euros in fines.
Khelif has been the subject of a wave of misinformation and vitriol throughout the Olympic Games, which has become little less than a witch hunt
The detractors made themselves heard after Khelif’s fight against the Italian Angela Carini, subjecting her to hate on the internet in relation to their suitability to compete in the women’s category of Olympic boxing.
They accused her of being a man
Many They accused Khelif of being a manalthough she was born a woman, is listed as such on her passport and has never identified as transsexual. He International Olympic Committee repeatedly stated that met the requirements to compete in the women’s category.
Rowling ranted several times on X and accused Khelif of “enjoying the anguish of a woman he just hit in the head.”
He billionaire Musk, owner of Xresponded to a post by the swimmer Riley Gaines who said that “men don’t belong in women’s sports,” writing: “Absolutely.”
Despite the wave of hate on the Internet, Khelif won the gold medal in the women’s 66 kg finaland declared after her victory in the quarterfinals against the Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori: “I want to tell the whole world that I am a woman, and I will continue to be one.”
Boudi explained that the lawsuit was filed against X to “ensure that the Prosecutor’s Office has all the latitude to be able to investigate all people” and that, although names are mentioned in the complaint, “what we ask is that the Prosecutor’s Office investigate not only these people, but to whomever he deems necessary.”
“If the case goes to court, they will be tried.” duck. Although the lawsuit was filed in FranceBoudi added that “it could address cagainst personalities abroad”and prosecutors can make requests for help from other countries.
Rowling has done repeated transphobic comments on the Internet. In recent years it has received harsh criticism for his claims that trans women “aren’t women” and his statement that I would rather go to jail rather than referring to a trans person by their preferred pronouns.
In March, the British broadcaster India Willoughby filed a criminal complaint against the author of Harry Potteralleging transphobia. In May, she was featured in ‘The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht’, a collection of more than 30 essays and photographs of women from Scotland who claim to be in “front line of battle for women’s rights.
Elon Musk and misinformation in X
As for Musk, since acquiring Twitter for $44 billion two years ago, the false and misleading informationas well as hate speech, have skyrocketed in the digital forum.
Musk has faced numerous criticisms for fire too many people who monitored disinformation when he took over in October 2022, and from civil rights groups for allowing more harmful and abusive posts.
Additional sources • Variety, Reuters
