The regulator ruled on Friday concerning the treatment of the murder of the young schoolgirl in the program “Touche pas à mon Poste”.
The C8 channel, of the Canal + group, was given formal notice on Friday by Arcom, the media regulator, in particular for comments made by Cyril Hanouna on the murder of the young Lola in October.
The authority indicates to have beenseized many times following several sequences of the program “Touche pas à mon poste”», and that these sequences, by «their repetitive nature, reflect a breach by the publisher of the obligation to deal with a legal case in progress with moderation“.
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In question according to the regulator, comments by the star host of C8 Cyril Hanouna who “while the judicial investigation relating to this case was open, repeatedly made remarks relating both to the conditions in which the trial of the person charged was to be held and to its outcome“. “In particular, he has repeatedly called for speedy trials and automatic life sentences in such cases.“, Underlines the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom).
The authority also notesthat the host was able to express his opinion at length without a quick and effective contradiction being opposed to him“, thus contravening “the obligation to respect the expression of different points of view on air on a controversial subject“.
Cyril Hanouna had sparked controversy at the end of October around the murder of Lola, killed in Paris on October 14. The circumstances of her death and the profile of the suspect, of Algerian nationality and under an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), had aroused strong criticism on the right and the far right.
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“If we have all the evidence, it’s direct life. I am sorry. There is no alteration or non-discernment“Said Cyril Hanouna on October 18 on the set of TPMP. “This is the kind of case where, crazy or not crazy, she has to be in jail. She doesn’t have to be cared for“, had continued the host star. “Unaware of his actions? It is a law that must also be revised. (…) To hear this speech in France, I can’t take it anymore, it’s unbearable and the laws must change“, he had concluded.
Asked about the host’s position, the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti called him “denial of the rule of law“.
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