Arthur files defamation complaint against Aymeric Caron

The case takes a legal turn. In a press release from his lawyers published this Sunday, November 10 on X, Arthur announces filing a defamation complaint against Aymeric Caron . Since Friday, the deputy of La France Insoumise and the host of TF1 have been arguing on social networks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Friday November 8, Aymeric Caron accused Arthur of supporting the massacres in Gaza. The latter sent him a scathing response published on Instagram on Saturday. And this Sunday afternoon, the MP responded to him in a (very) long message on X. A few minutes later, the producer relayed on the same social network a press release from his lawyers in which “they denounce “hateful and obsessive rhetoric, as irresponsible as it is defamatory” and demand the lifting of the MP's immunity”.

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M^es François Zimeray and Jessica Finelle announce “seize the Dean of the Investigating Judges of the Paris Judicial Court with a defamation complaint against the deputy Aymeric Caron (LFI)”. According to them, the latter “accuses Arthur – in the same way as Crif and other figures in the Jewish community – of deliberately endorsing what would, according to him, constitute a “genocide”that is to say the most serious of crimes”. “These remarks constituting the imputation of a specific fact likely to undermine honor and reputation, they fall under the offense of public defamation defined in article 29 of the Law of 1881”it is specified in the press release.

“These remarks serve neither the cause of truth nor that of peace. Deputy Caron is not content with grossly falsifying the perspective defended by Arthur, they are part of a hateful and obsessive rhetoric aimed at initiating an inhumanity trial against several Jewish personalities.specify the two tips from the host and producer.

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Finally, the lawyers announce that they will request the lifting of Aymeric Caron's immunity: “While all over the world anti-Jewish attacks wear the mask of defending civilian victims, these comments are irresponsible and unworthy of a parliamentarian. We will request the lifting of the immunity of Deputy Caron and will give them the legal action that their seriousness requires”.