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Hakim Benotmane files complaint against Anthony Bourbon over online attacks
Hakim Benotmane has filed a complaint in Paris alleging cyberharassment, provocation to suicide and invasion of privacy.
It names investor Anthony Bourbon and the AVI group among those targeted, but the complaint’s claims have not been proven.
The dispute began online in autumn 2025, when Bourbon questioned Benotmane’s claim that he sold his Nabab Kebab chain for 100 million euros.
Benotmane’s lawyer says the complaint seeks to identify who was behind hateful and threatening messages.
AVI separately accused Benotmane’s Hakisition investment club of fraud and abuse of trust, in a complaint filed for about 60 members; AVI denies Benotmane’s accusation that it misused members’ details.
Bourbon’s lawyer says he is leaving the legal proceedings to run their course.
The rival sides have filed complaints against each other, while Benotmane is also on France’s financial regulator blacklist and is barred from managing companies in France under a 2023 court decision.
Hakim Benotmane’s camp has filed a complaint in Paris against unidentified people, including rival Anthony Bourbon and the AVI victims’ group.
The complaint cites alleged group cyberharassment, incitement to suicide and invasion of privacy.
Benotmane’s lawyer says the complaint seeks to identify those responsible for hateful and threatening messages.
Bourbon’s lawyer says his client is leaving the legal proceedings to run their course.
AVI denies the accusations and says a separate collective complaint was filed on behalf of about 60 Hakisition members.
The dispute began online in autumn 2025, after Bourbon challenged Benotmane’s claim that he sold his Nabab Kebab franchise for €100 million.
- Who
- Hakim Benotmane’s camp filed the complaint, naming Anthony Bourbon and AVI among those targeted.
- What
- A complaint against unidentified people alleges group cyberharassment, incitement to suicide and invasion of privacy.
- When
- It was filed recently; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- Paris, France.
- Why
- Benotmane’s camp says it seeks to establish who was responsible for hateful and threatening messages and an online smear campaign.
Hakim Benotmane’s camp
Anthony Bourbon and AVI
Alleged conduct
Hakim Benotmane’s camp
Benotmane’s camp accuses Bourbon of triggering an online smear campaign and alleges misuse of Hakisition members’ information to solicit complainants for AVI.
Anthony Bourbon and AVI
Bourbon’s lawyer says he is leaving the legal proceedings to run their course; AVI contests the accusations.
Purpose of complaint
Hakim Benotmane’s camp
Benotmane’s lawyer says it aims to establish individual responsibility for hateful and threatening messages.
Anthony Bourbon and AVI
AVI’s lawyer calls the accusations an attempt to divert attention, while an AVI representative questions Benotmane’s credibility.
Bourbon warned on social media about a person he called “the service’s mythomaniac” who had sold a company for €100 million.
A complaint targeted Benotmane and people allegedly operating anonymous social media or YouTube accounts as part of a cyberharassment plan.
AVI filed a collective complaint in Paris on behalf of about 60 Hakisition members, accusing the group of fraud, deception and breach of trust.
A Paris court ordered Meta and Google to provide identifying data for accounts targeted by a complaint brought by Bourbon.
Benotmane’s camp filed a complaint against unidentified people in Paris, naming Bourbon and AVI among those targeted.
- Complainant
- Hakim Benotmane’s camp
- Complaint location
- Paris
- Alleged offences
- Group cyberharassment, incitement to suicide and invasion of privacy
- Rival named
- Anthony Bourbon
- Collective complaint
- AVI filed it on behalf of about 60 Hakisition members
- Disputed sale price
- €100 million for the Nabab Kebab franchise, according to Benotmane’s claim
3 sources
What people are saying
establish individual responsibility behind the many hateful and threatening messages received by Hakim Benotmane
he is not interested in Mr Benotmane and is letting the legal proceedings run their course
a poor smokescreen
What credibility can be given to Mr Benotmane’s accusations today? Every time a reproach is made against him, it is part of a conspiracy