Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced, Thursday, May 8, to file a complaint against Alain Jakubowicz, the honorary president of the International League against racism and anti-Semitism (Licra), who compared Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Joseph Goebbels, the former Minister of Propaganda of Hitler, in a program broadcast in the morning on BFM-TV. “” 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. All this on the anniversary of the defeat of Hitlerian Germany ”he reacted on the social network X.
The lawyer was questioned about the investigation book The packreleased on Wednesday, which stretches the operating methods of rebellious France (LFI), describing a fully organized training around the personality of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, where intimidation and threats are common.
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“It tells the story of a fascist movement (…). All things considered, I see a parallel – I know that I will get in it, but it does not matter – between Mélenchon and Goebbels ”said Mr. Jakubowicz, guest of Apolline de Malherbe’s show. “The all-powerful man that the people must follow. It’s fascinating and, at the same time, it’s cold in the back ”he added, at the very end of the program, without this being followed by comment.
BFM-TV and the SDJ dissociate themselves from Alain Jakubowicz
“BFM-TV deplores the remarks made this morning on his antenna by Alain Jakubowicz. Freedom of expression does not justify excess and defamation ”reacted the management on the social network X. The Société des Journalistes (SDJ) of the antenna condemned “Firmly [ces] propos »on the same network, believing that “Nothing justifies such rapprochement with a figure in Nazism”.
“I am very attached to the freedom of expression and the independence of my guests”said Apolline de Malherbe. “But neither BFM-TV 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 added.
MP LFI Manuel Bompard too, also offended the comparison made “Without any contradiction of the media pack. How far will they go into ignominy? »»he wrote on the same network, saying to wait “Unanimous apology and convictions in the face of these infamous outrageous”.
“This is the result of an filthy media campaign against FI and @jlmelenchon”commented the deputy LFI Manon Aubry. “How to accept that the democratic debate drifts like this?” On May 8, it would be necessary to remember that it is the anti -fascist left yesterday that we insult today. »»
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