Imane Khelif plans to continue fighting after the Paris Olympics.
A lawyer representing the Algerian boxer confirmed to Variety that X owner Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling, two of her most prominent critics on social media during her gold medal-winning campaign in Paris, would be named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment.”
The complaint was reportedly posted to the anti-online hatred center of the Paris public prosecutor’s office on Friday. Musk and Rowling might only be the start of the targets for Khelif, as the structure of the lawsuit gives prosecutors freedom to investigate anyone for harassing her, including former President Donald Trump.
Via Variety:
The lawsuit was filed against X, which under French law means that it was filed against unknown persons. That “ensure[s] that the ‘prosecution has all the latitude to be able to investigate against all people,” including those who may have written hateful messages under pseudonyms, said Boudi. The complaint nevertheless mentions famously controversial figures.
“J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” he said, adding that Donald Trump would be part of the investigation. “Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.”
Khelif officially filed the complaint Saturday, one day after she won gold in the women’s 66kg division. Her presence at the Olympics was one of the most controversial stories of the Games, with misinformation around her gender pervading nearly every corner of the internet.
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