{"id":2324620,"date":"2024-08-14T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/criminal-probe-launched-after-olympic-boxer-who-brutalized-female-opponents-files-suit-against-critics\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:24:33","slug":"criminal-probe-launched-after-olympic-boxer-who-brutalized-female-opponents-files-suit-against-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/criminal-probe-launched-after-olympic-boxer-who-brutalized-female-opponents-files-suit-against-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Probe Launched After Olympic Boxer Who Brutalized Female Opponents Files Suit Against Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcriminal-probe-launched-after-olympic-boxer-who-brutalized-female-opponents-files-suit-against-critics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Olympic gold medalist Imane \u200bKhelif, a boxer\u200b from Algeria, has filed\u2063 a lawsuit against online \u200dcritics \u200bfollowing her victory in the women\u2019s 66 kg boxing tournament at\u2064 the Paris Olympics. This legal action comes after Khelif faced backlash\u200d for her participation in women\u2019s events, particularly\u200d after revelations surfaced about her previous disqualification by the International Boxing \u200bAssociation over eligibility concerns. Her\u2064 lawsuit \u200cclaims that she has been subjected to &#8220;moral \u2063harassment,&#8221; and her\u2064 lawyer describes the criticism as a coordinated campaign against her. Khelif&#8217;s former sparring partner has also voiced doubts\u200c about her gender\u2064 identity, adding to \u2062the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif&#8217;s legal complaint targets social media \u2064platforms and notable figures, including Elon Musk and\u200d J.K. Rowling, under French\u200c laws that facilitate government\u2062 investigations into online harassment. Authorities have initiated an investigation into gender-based cyber harassment and \u200bpublic insults, focusing on the critics\u2019 actions. Khelif&#8217;s \u200dcoach believes this legal move will challenge and \u200bpotentially penalize those who have attacked her dignity \u2064and \u200bhonor. The case underscores the intersection of gender identity, sports, and online discourse, prompting discussions about the implications for \u200cathletes facing similar scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif may be able to take the punches of female opponents, but hits from online critics has the controversial boxer running to the court system.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif, a boxer from Algeria, opened the legal offensive against critics just hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-fmr-olympic-gymnastics-coach-commits-suicide-after-sexual-assault-charges-announced\/\" title=\"AG: Fmr Olympic gymnastics coach commits suicide after sexual assault charges announced\">winning gold<\/a> in the Paris Olympics women&rsquo;s 66 kilogram boxing tournament on August 9.<\/p>\n<p>The boxer has been criticized for participating against women in the Olympic Games, especially after stunning revelations that the sport&rsquo;s international governing body previously disqualified Khelif.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/france\/article\/2024\/08\/11\/paris-olympics-gold-medallist-boxer-imane-khelif-files-complaint-over-moral-harassment_6712594_7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Monde<\/a>, the complaint accuses critics of &ldquo;moral harassment&rdquo; of Khelif.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif&rsquo;s lawyer Nabil Boudi claims a &ldquo;coordinated&rdquo; campaign is being waged against the boxer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-easy-i-was-cruising-trans-u-penn-swimmer-bragged-about-beating-female-opponents\/\" title=\"&#039;So Easy I was Cruising&#039;: Trans U. Penn Swimmer Bragged About Beating Female Opponents\">beating female opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Khelif was called &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; by some critics, while others called out the Olympian for &ldquo;violence against women.&rdquo; Controversy around Khelif&rsquo;s participation in the Olympics exploded after an opponent, Angela Carini, forfeited after 46 seconds of being brutalized by the Algerian.<\/p>\n<p>During the tournament, the International Boxing Association dropped a bombshell by announcing Khelif had been previously disqualified by the sport&rsquo;s governing body for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boxing-association-releases-game-changing-statement-boxer-disqualified-brutalizes-female-opponent-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-announces-new-framework-for-determining-eligibility-for-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"IOC Announces New Framework For Determining Eligibility For Transgender Athletes\">meet eligibility criteria<\/a> for women&rsquo;s events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney demanded authorities use their power to fully investigate criticism of Khelif.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The investigation will have to determine who was behind this misogynistic, racist, and sexist campaign,&rdquo; Boudi told Le Monde, &ldquo;as well as those who fueled this digital lynching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The suit was filed against X and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, a broad move allowed under French law to empower government investigators to assign blame on chosen individuals and organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Those mentioned by Khelif&rsquo;s legal team include Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling, former President Donald Trump and others. Although private individuals are unlikely to be named, prominent figures appear to be fair game.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-warns-viewers-who-are-angry-over-fights-with-female-opponents-it-can-destroy-people\/\" title=\"Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Warns Viewers Who Are Angry Over Fights with Female Opponents - &#039;It Can Destroy People&#039;\">criticism isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t coming only from strangers to the Algerian boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif&rsquo;s former sparring partner, Joana Nwamerue, said the Olympian is a man with &ldquo;internal issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can confirm that this is a man to me. Male power. Men&rsquo;s techniques, everything,&rdquo; Nwamerue said, adding that it is &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; to allow Khelif to fight women.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors appear to agree that unfriendly online posts amounts to a &ldquo;digital lynching&rdquo; and have now launched an investigation over the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/french-prosecutors-investigate-gender-based-cyber-harassment-algerian-112824373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, French officials announced the investigation Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The hate crime office revealed the probe would determine charges of &ldquo;cyber harassment based on gender, public insults based on gender, public incitement to discrimination and public insults on the basis of origin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although it&rsquo;s unlikely Parisian officials have any real power outside of France and the European Union, Khelif&rsquo;s former coach is sure the complaint will bring ruin to critics.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AP, Algerian coach Mustapha Bensaou said the legal action will &ldquo;serve as a lesson&rdquo; to anyone targeting the boxer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All those involved will be prosecuted for violating Imane&rsquo;s dignity and honor,&rdquo; Bensaou said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Khelif, hailing from Algeria, initiated her legal battle against detractors shortly after securing a gold medal in the women\u2019s 66-kilogram boxing event at the Paris Olympics on August 9. She has faced backlash for competing against women in the Olympic Games, particularly following shocking revelations that she had previously been disqualified by the sport&#8217;s international governing body.<\/p>\n<p>According to Le Monde, Khelif&#8217;s complaint alleges &#8220;moral harassment&#8221; by her critics. Her attorney, Nabil Boudi, claims there is a &#8220;coordinated&#8221; effort targeting Khelif due to her victories over female opponents. Some critics have labeled Khelif as &#8220;transgender,&#8221; while others accused her of committing &#8220;violence against women.&#8221; The controversy intensified when one of her opponents, Angela Carini, forfeited just 46 seconds into their match after being overwhelmed by Khelif.<\/p>\n<p>The International Boxing Association recently revealed that Khelif had been disqualified for not meeting eligibility requirements for women&#8217;s competitions prior to this event. Boudi has urged authorities to thoroughly investigate those behind what he describes as a misogynistic and racist campaign against his client: \u201cThe investigation will need to identify who instigated this digital lynching,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif&#8217;s lawsuit targets X and other social media platforms under French law which allows government investigators to hold specific individuals and organizations accountable. Among those named are Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling, former President Donald Trump, and others; while private individuals may not be implicated directly, notable figures seem vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism isn&#8217;t limited to anonymous sources; even Khelif\u2019s former sparring partner Joana Nwamerue has publicly stated that she views him as a man with \u201cinternal issues,\u201d asserting it is \u201cunfair\u201d for him to compete against women using male techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors appear aligned with claims of online harassment amounting to a \u201cdigital lynching\u201d and have launched an investigation into these allegations. French officials announced on Wednesday that they would look into charges related to gender-based cyber harassment and public incitement of discrimination among other offenses.<\/p>\n<p>While it remains uncertain how much authority Parisian officials possess beyond France or within the EU context regarding these matters, Mustapha Bensaou\u2014Khelif\u2019s former coach\u2014believes this legal action will serve as a warning for anyone who targets his athlete: \u201cAll those involved will be prosecuted for violating Imane\u2019s dignity and honor,\u201d he asserted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/khelif-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38160,4585,37013],"class_list":["post-2324620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-probe","tag-lawsuit","tag-olympic-boxer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/khelif-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}