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Posted on April 2, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleFrench far‑left MEP Rima Hassan was taken into police custody in Paris on April 2, 2026, over a post she made on March 26 on X referencing a member of the Japanese Red Army involved in the deadly 1972 Lod Airport attack, sparking a probe into possible “glorification of terrorism.”
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - Rima Hassan, a French far-left Member of European Parliament (MEP), was being held in police custody on Thursday over a comment she posted on X last month, said her fellow party member Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Melenchon confirmed the situation in a post on X, following an earlier report by Le Parisien newspaper.
Hassan and her lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
Rima Hassan is a French far-left Member of European Parliament (MEP).
She was held in police custody over a comment she posted on X last month.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, her fellow party member, confirmed her custody on X.
Rima Hassan and her lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Le Parisien newspaper reported on the situation before it was confirmed by Jean-Luc Melenchon.
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