Draguignan criminal court television is already online. Only the HDMI cable is missing. In a few weeks, room number 2 of the judicial district of Dracénoise will look like a television for the time of a hearing. Less spotlight. Although…
But if Cyril Hanouna, Jean-Marie Bigard, Chrystel Camus, Gilles Verdez or even Francky Vincent are soon the focus of debates scheduled to last three hours, there is a good chance we will see men and women in lawyers’ robes monopolize (this time ) speech .
The two cases joined in the same hearing
Like comedian Jean-Marie Bigard, sued before the judicial court of Draguignan for libel by his former producer Chrystel Camus, the journalist Gilles Verdez will in turn endorse the costume of the accused in some time. Both hearings will be held on the same day in March.
Just like Jean-Marie Bigard, the former journalist of Parisian he will have to answer, for his part, for acts of defamation against the singer with the impertinent zouk register, appointed Knight of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul-Malak on October 17, 2022. This appointment had aroused the indignation of part of the world of culture. It was to respond to his detractors that he was invited on December 6 to the C8 program, Touche pas à mon poste, hosted by Cyril Hanouna.
The singer accused of anti-Semitism in full live
During this program, Francky Vincent had been in charge of Gilles Verdez for a long time. The latter reproached him for his relationship with the polemicist Dieudonné, accusing him of anti-Semitism. “You still said that Dieudonné was your idol. Dieudonné is an anti-Semite and condemned as such (1). How can you tell?”had particularly struck the columnist, recalling that the singer-songwriter had sang at Dieudonné’s bal des quenelles in 2019.
To justify his relationship with Dieudonné, Francky Vincent replied to stop at “the artist, who makes me laugh”. On December 25, with our colleagues from Parisian, had announced his willingness to file a libel suit against Gilles Verdez. A testament that became reality last Thursday after the delivery hearing held before the Criminal Court of Draguignan.
Francky Vincent, defended just like Chrystel Camus by the dracénois lawyer Hubert Drevet, will therefore see his case go to trial very soon. Gilles Verdez faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.
No doubt this hearing will be extensively commented on by a certain Cyril Hanouna…
1. Dieudonné has been convicted several times for “defamation, insulting and inciting racial hatred”. The latest was pronounced on September 30, 2022 by the 17th correctional chamber of the Paris court. The polemicist tried for racist insults against the writer and actress Rachel Khan was sentenced to a fine of 10,000 euros, which can turn into prison in case of non-payment. He announced that he is appealing this decision.
