France, Aug. 1 -- Nadege Abomangoli, vice-president of France's National Assembly and an MP, has filed a complaint for racist and sexist hatred after receiving an anonymous letter questioning her legitimacy as a black woman in office - the latest in a string of such incidents targeting left-wing lawmakers of colour.
Abomangoli, who is an MP with the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, has filed a complaint with the Paris public prosecutor, her lawyer Chirinne Ardakani has said.
The complaint was made on the grounds of "insulting a person holding public authority, or alternatively, a public insult of a racist and sexist nature", Ardakani said in a statement.
The letter arrived on 11 July at Abomangoli's parliamentary office in the Pal...
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