Paris (France) (AFP) – RN deputy Sébastien Chenu estimated Friday on BFMTV that the Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence Against Children (Civiise), which complained of having been described as a "Hamas health service" by MP Julien Odoul, had "very fragile ears".

Published on: 06/11/2026 - 22:14

The Civiise was launched in 2021, with the mission of collecting testimonies on this violence and crimes and issuing recommendations.

MP Gabrielle Cathala (LFI) referred to her work on October 29 in the National Assembly, defending her proposed law aimed at creating a care pathway fully covered by social security for all victims of sexual violence.

"What is the Civil Service? The Hamas health service?" Mr. Odoul asked this question, as the report of the debates attests.

The director of the Civiise, Maryse Le Men-Régnier, contacted the President of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, on Wednesday, denouncing in an open letter "inadmissible" remarks, "abject invectives (...) uttered to sully a public body and outrage the memory of the victims", and consequently asking for the "necessary ethical calls to order".

Questioned about the remarks of his colleague from Yonne, the president of the RN group in the Assembly considered that the Civiise had "a lot of things to be ashamed of", that its "mode of governance has never been terrible" and that its director had "also political inclinations".

She has “very fragile ears”, he quipped, saying he maintained his confidence in Julien Odoul, spokesperson for the National Rally.

“Let it show us that the Civilization has a utility, that it is objective, that it is not linked to any political party,” he insisted, stressing that the RN deputies were themselves “insulted every week”.

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