Attention, Alain Jakubowicz Le Dit “All kept proportions”… invited this Thursday, May 8 on the set of BFMTV, the lawyer and former president of the Licra said he saw “A parallel” Between the figure of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and that of Nazi Joseph Goebbels, Minister of People’s Education and Hitler’s propaganda. In order to support his words and prove a certain resemblance, he details: “The Minister of People’s Education and Propaganda. The all-powerful man that the people must follow. It’s fascinating and at the same time it’s cold in the back. “
Alain Jakubowicz then intervened at the very end of Apolline de Malherbe’s program, where the book the pack co -written by Charlotte Belaïch, journalist at Libération Who investigated in rebellious France, is briefly mentioned. “It tells the story of a fascist movement”, he says. “A fascist movement?”, recovery the presenter. “Well of course!” For me, I see a parallel – I know that I will get in it but it does not matter – between Mélenchon and Goebbels ”. On the set, radio silence.
The sequence quickly went around the rebellious social networks. “Words have meaning”, recalls the MEP Manon Aubry, who sees it “The result of an filthy media campaign against FI and Jean-Luc Mélenchon”. “How to accept that the democratic debate drifts like this?”, she asked. The party coordinator, Manuel Bompard, underlines the absence of “Contradiction of the media pack. How far will they go into ignominy? We await the apologies and unanimous condemnations in the face of these infamous outrageous. ”
The outcry is such that in the afternoon, the presenter Apolline de Malherbe explained himself on her networks-while avoiding mentioning the facts. “I am very attached to the freedom of expression and the independence of my guests. But neither BFMTV nor I can be associated with comparisons like the one that was expressed this morning at the very end of the program, and which engages only its author “, she wrote on X. “It is so hard to say who and what are you talking about? ”, replied Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who then announced to file a complaint for public insult. “He identified me with Joseph Goebbels the anti -Semitic criminal, took place political leader. He also insulted our political movement, his members and his voters by treating the rebellious of Nazis. All this on the anniversary of the defeat of Hitlerian Germany. ”
On the side of BFMTV, the journalists’ company reacted by condemning on x “Firmly the remarks made on the air this morning by Alain Jakubowicz comparing Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Joseph Goebbels.” She adds: “Nothing justifies such rapprochement with a figure of Nazism.” In the process, the management of BFMTV in turn has «[déploré] The comments made by Alain Jakubowicz. Freedom of expression does not justify excess and defamation. ”
Insoumise France has attracted many criticisms in recent years for an alleged complacency towards anti-Semitism, partly based on its reaction to the attacks of Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, as well as on the words of some of its figures, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Published this week, the book the pack Also described the grip of the rebellious leader on the organization, at the cost of verbal or psychological violence against refractory executives. The party denies all of these grievances, declaring to see political attacks aimed at weakening it.
Update at 6:40 p.m. With the conviction of the management of BFM and the complaint of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
