![French lawmaker Marie Mesmeur, who will join the Global Sumud Flotilla from Tunisia, speaks during an interview as activists prepare to board vessels in Tunis on September 03, 2025. [Mohammed Mdalla - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AA-20250904-39020092-39020090-FRENCH_LAWMAKER_JOINS_GLOBAL_SUMUD_FLOTILLA_FROM_TUNISIA_TO_GAZA.jpg)
France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that French activists, including left-wing La France Insoumise MP Marie Mesmeur, were tortured after taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in early October 2025 while heading to the Gaza Strip to challenge the blockade. The prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that the investigation was launched earlier this month following two complaints concerning alleged incidents that took place between 1 and 7 October 2025. The case has been assigned to the Central Office for Combating Crimes Against Humanity and is being investigated on suspicion of torture, as defined under the UN Convention against Torture. The investigation was opened after Mesmeur filed a […]
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