Ophélie Meunier under protection: she reappears serene on Instagram

An unexpected message. For almost thirty years, Restricted zone evokes the phenomena of French society. During the last issue, broadcast on January 23, Ophélie Meunier and her team are interested in radical Islam. Questioned by the commission of inquiry into the concentration of the media on the right of scrutiny that he agreed on the content of the news programs of the M6 ​​group, Nicolas de Tavernost, the chairman of the group’s management board had revealed that the journalist was placed under protection after receiving threats. This Monday, February 7, she came out of silence and shared some photos on her Instagram account. The day after the broadcast of a new issue of the show, she wanted to thank her loyal viewers. “You were up to 3 million in front of Zone yesterday, thank you!”, she simply wrote in the caption of a photo of her. A short but sufficient speech, which was enough to please its subscribers. In the comments, many him showed their support and shared messages of encouragement. These must have boosted the morale of the principal concerned.

Reassuring news. A few days after the revelations of Nicolas de Tavernost, it was the producer of Zone Interdite who, invited from Europe 1, had mentioned Ophelie Meunier. The opportunity for him to mention his state of health, following the many threats she may have received. “She is fine”, he had first assured before adding: “Obviously, it’s intolerable to find yourself in this situation for having done your job”. Subsequently, he specified that the journalist “face it, she’s working. She came back to the office. But, I’m not going to tell you a story, it is a situation that is very difficult to live with“, explained Jean-Marie Tricaud. For her part, Ophélie Meunier had not wished to break the silence before this Monday, February 7. She could count on the support of facilitators, who spoke publicly. “It is symptomatic of the times. Identities are increasingly radical, in tension with the desire to defend one’s identity in defiance of the law“, first said Harry Roselmack before adding: “It is an offense to threaten someone with death. It is unacceptable in a democracy”, he had concluded, shocked by what his colleague suffered.

Ophélie Meunier threatened: why has the case taken a new turn?

Following the threats received, Ophelie Meunier had decided to file a complaint. This Monday, February 7, it is the Paris prosecutor’s office which announced the opening of an investigation for death threats. From the outset, justice reacted quickly by launching investigations and placing the journalist under police protection. A very difficult situation for her.

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