The petition is private, so it is not possible to see who has signed.
But the total number now sits at 1300.
Boutonnat has been under investigation for two years after being indicted in February 2021 for an alleged sexual assault.
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In September 2022, the case was taken to trial.
Boutonnat denies all charges.
The petition ends: The whole of society is watching us.
Our progress, our revolutions will benefit everyone.
Lets live up to it.
Thecontroversial appointmentcame after Frances new Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak expressed her support for him.
His current term runs down next year.
