According to information from Parisian, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal entrusted centrist MP Sandrine Josso with a parliamentary mission on chemical subjugation. A choice of no small importance given that the same deputy was her victim a few months before her, drugged without her knowledge by Senator Joël Guerriau who she accuses of having attempted to rape her. The latter was indicted on November 17.
A rapidly expanding phenomenon
The ANSM defines chemical subjugation as “the administration of a criminal purposes (rape) or wrongs (violence, theft) of psychoactive substances to thewithout the victim’s knowledge or under the threat “. According to data from the Paris Drug Addiction Surveillance Centre, the phenomenon is progressing in France, with over 2,000 reports in 2022, compared to 721 the previous year. And, as underlined by Parisian, in nine out of ten cases the victim is a woman.
In 70% of cases, chemical submission leads to sexual violence. “The plague is not limited to festivals or nightclubs, nor to a single product, GHB, better known as the “rapist drug.” It also proliferates in the discretion of homes. However, to combat it, this blind spot of violence against women must first be documented.”our colleagues at Le Parisien abound.
Identify shortcomings of current systems
This is therefore the aim of the parliamentary mission, which will aim in particular to make a precise inventory of the number of victims, the existing systems and their effectiveness, but also to identify the gaps to be filled. To this end, hearings with doctors, associations and victims will be held over the next six months to enable the formulation of a series of recommendations.
TO ParisianMP Sandrine Josso tells it” click » at the Lariboisière hospital, where she had gone for a series of tests on the evening of the attack. “I kept asking healthcare workers questions: Do you often see people like me? How long does the drug stay in the body? » This parliamentary mission should provide some answers.
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