Drug possession probe dropped against French far-left MEP Rima Hassan

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April 9, 2026 10:06 AM EDT

Member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan of the French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), sits in a vehicle as she leaves after a hearing at the Paris judicial police offices, in Paris, France, April 3, 2026. REUTE

PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - ‌The Paris ​Public ​Prosecutor's office has dropped a probe into illegal drug possession against ‌Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of ⁠the European Parliament, it said on Thursday.

* The Paris ‌Public Prosecutor's office said ‌in a statementthe preliminary investigation did not reveal a "sufficientlysubstantiated offense." * The probe was launched ​last week after police foundcannabidiol, or CBD, and a substance that seemed to ⁠be adesigner drug 3-MMC in her possession. * Hassan has denied ​illegal drug possession, saying in apost on X that she takes CBD for ​medical reasons. * Separately, Hassan ‌will face trial in July over a commentshe posted on X ⁠last month about a 1970s attack on an Israeliairport, the Paris prosecutor's office said last Thursday. * ⁠The prosecutor's office had also said that Hassan is ​thesubject of six other investigations into possible hate speechwhile 16 others have been shelved. * Born in Syria, ‌Hassan, 33, is of Palestinian descent andis a vocal pro-Palestinian activist ‌and a fierce critic ofIsrael. She was ⁠elected to the European ‌Parliament in 2024 ​forthe French far-left party France Unbowed.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Janane ‌Venkatraman)


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