French prosecutors open an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her gender during the Paris Games.
French prosecutors are investigating an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif .French prosecutors have opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her gender during the Paris Games.
Claims that Khelif was transgender erupted online. The International Olympic Committee defended her and denounced those peddling misinformation.Her legal complaint was filed against "X," instead of a specific perpetrator, a common formulation under French law that leaves it up to investigators to determine which person or organisation may have been at fault.The development came after Khelif returned to Algeria, where she met with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday.
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