On Sunday 3 December, Mathias Vicherat, director of Sciences Po, and his partner, were placed in police custody at the 7th arrondissement police station for mutual domestic violence. Second AFPthe couple was released late afternoon on Monday, December 4. “The medical-judicial unit did not find a total inability to work for either of them and neither of them wanted to file a complaint at this stage. Preliminary investigations continue.”the public prosecutor specified, quoted by his colleagues Publication.
The student unions are calling for his resignation
On Tuesday 5 December, at the invitation of the unions, many students blocked the main entrance of the prestigious establishment to protest “immediate suspension” of the director.
“Perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence have no place in our places of learning and impunity must end. In this context, we believe that the trust between the management and the student community is broken. Mathias Vicherat must therefore set an example and resign immediately” the Unione Etudiante had already declared upon the announcement of his police arrest, as recalled Publication.
Mathias Vicherat took the reins of Sciences Po Paris in November 2021, because his predecessor, Frédéric Mion, had to resign in February after concealing suspicions of incest against political scientist Olivier Duhamel. The Duhamel case had paved the way for free speech in political studies institutes (IEPs) on the topic of sexual violence, coordinated under the hashtag #SciencesPorcs.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, or simply wants to learn more about the topic:
- 3919 and the government website Let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association Forward and its help chat available on How do we love each other?
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