PARIS, November 18 (Reuters) – The French public authority for the regulation of audiovisual and digital communication (Arcom, ex-CSA) announced on Friday that it had given formal notice to the C8 channel, of the Canal+ group, owned by Vivendi, following About host Cyril Hanouna on the murder of Lola, a 12-year-old schoolgirl killed on October 14 in Paris.
“Arcom noted that the host, 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 his outcome, in particular as to the sentence to be imposed on him, as to his psychological profile. In particular, he has repeatedly called for expeditious trials and automatic life sentences in such cases,” Arcom said in a statement. a statement.
“The Authority considers that these sequences, by their repetitive nature, reflect a breach by the publisher of the obligation to deal with moderation in an ongoing legal case (…) and notes, among other things, that the host was able to expressing his opinion without a quick and effective contradiction being opposed to him, disregarding the obligation to respect the expression of the different points of view on the air on a controversial subject.
Lola’s murder has led the far right and part of the right to accuse the government of “migration laxity”, the alleged murderer, of Algerian origin, being under an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF ).
The victim’s family has repeatedly denounced the political recovery of the tragedy.
A formal notice may lead to a sanction procedure.
Arcom was also seized by La France insoumise after Cyril Hanouna insulted LFI deputy Louis Boyard during the program “Touche pas à mon poste”. (Written by Jean-Stéphane Brosse, edited by Blandine Hénault)
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