Lyhanna case: children's rights advocate denounces gaps in French judicial system
Following the murder of young Lyhanna in the Gers, activist Arnaud Gallais denounces the failings of justice in the face of violence against minors. The suspect had already been the subject of multiple reports for sexual assault against children.
Lyhanna case: children's rights advocate denounces gaps in French judicial system
Lyhanna's body was found in the Gers more than a week ago. Emotion remains acute, particularly following the revelation that the man suspected of the crime had already been targeted by multiple complaints of sexual assault against minors. This accumulation of earlier reports without effective follow-up fuels anger against the dysfunctions of the judicial apparatus.
Arnaud Gallais, founder of the association "Mouv-enfants" and former member of the Civiiise, was a guest on the programme "Au Cœur de l'Info" on France 24. Himself a victim of rape at the age of eight, he is also the author of the work "J'étais un enfant" (Flammarion). He denounced the treatment reserved for child victims by French institutions, asserting that minors are "systematically neglected" in France.
The Lyhanna case illustrates, according to him, a structural problem: repeated reports, procedures struggling to reach completion, and suspects remaining at liberty despite serious accusations. Public outrage is concentrated on the slowness of justice and the absence of an appropriate response to sexual violence against minors.
Gallais's intervention aims to remind us that child victims of violence require rapid and effective support, as well as a criminal response without delay when criminal acts are reported.
Source: France 24 - France