Eiffel Tower row: Paris probe finds no BAPS request
A Paris investigation has concluded that the BAPS delegation did not explicitly request the exclusion of female employees during their visit to the Eiffel Tower, despite women staff being excluded from certain areas during the tour. BAPS France welcomed the findings and emphasized that it had never asked for women to be hidden, removed, or excluded.
The investigation revealed that the initial request to Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) focused on avoiding physical contact between religious figures and women, which was later expanded during implementation. Female employees were temporarily reassigned, while male colleagues filled their positions. The City of Paris's Inspector General confirmed that the no-contact requirement led to female staff being excluded from the visit.
Eiffel Tower's director general, Patrick Branco Ruivo, will resign by the end of the year following an internal investigation that found operational flaws and shortcomings in the organization of the delegation's visit.
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