The words of lawyer Alain Jakubowicz, made Thursday on the set of BFMTV, sparked a political and media storm. Guest of Apolline de Malherbe’s show, the former president of the LICRA compared Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Hitler propaganda. A violent analogy, formulated in reaction to the release of the book The packCritical survey on the internal methods of rebellious France (LFI).
“It tells the story of a fascist movement […]. All things considered, I see a parallel-I know that I will get in there, but it does not matter-between Mélenchon and Goebbels “, he launched, before adding:” The all-powerful man that the people must follow. It’s fascinating and, at the same time, it’s cold in the back. These words, issued at the end of the issue, sparked no immediate reaction on the set.
Mélenchon will file a complaint
The management of BFMTV reacted quickly, denouncing on the X network an exit “that freedom of expression does not justify”. She adds: “BFMTV deplores the remarks made this morning on her antenna by Alain Jakubowicz. “The Society of Journalists (SDJ) of the channel has also been indignant, believing that” nothing justifies such a rapprochement with a figure in Nazism “.
All our articles on Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced the filing of a complaint for public insult against Alain Jakubowicz, judging the attack all the more serious as it intervenes on the anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany. “He identified me with Joseph Goebbels the anti -Semitic criminal. He also insulted our political movement, his members and his voters by treating the rebellious of Nazis, “he denounced on X.
