Algerian boxer Iman Khalif sues Musk and Trump

The Tesla owner, formerly Twitter owner and Harry Potter author were named in the criminal complaint sent to the prosecutor’s office’s online hate center last week, Nabil Boudi, the Paris gold medalist’s lawyer, told Variety.

Adding that Donald Trump will also be a target of the investigation.

“Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will definitely be considered as part of the claim,” he continued.

This ensures that “the prosecution has full freedom to investigate all persons,” including those who shared hate messages under pseudonyms, Bodie explained.

Bodie pointed out that the lawsuit could extend to people outside France, as there is an agreement with an American organization similar to the French Center for Combating Online Hate.

In one post, Rowling shared a photo of Khalif fighting with Italian Angela Carini, accusing Khalif of being a man who “enjoys making out with a woman.”

For his part, Musk retweeted swimmer Riley Gaines’ post that claimed “men don’t belong in women’s sports.”

After her gold medal win, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump repeatedly attacked the Algerian boxer, making false allegations about Iman Khalif’s gender during a campaign rally in Montana hours after her victory.

Khalif, 25, won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in the 66kg category, which came after she failed a gender test at the 2023 International Boxing Federation competition, before being cleared by the International Olympic Committee.

Khalif found herself in Paris in the middle of a controversy over her sexual identity, against the backdrop of a dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the International Boxing Federation.

Algerian boxing has become a victim of a campaign of hate and misinformation tainted with racism on social media.

Source: RT+ Media