The second life of "Bring in the accused" is becoming clearer. The emblematic news magazine created by Christophe Hondelatte in 2000, is about to leave France 2. Monday February 24, at 11 pm, the public channel will broadcast for the last time a new issue. With a sordid story as farewell: the macabre criminal epic of Mohamed Faleh, a serial killer who executed his victims with an ax.
Let the fans of the show be reassured! It is not a "goodbye". Just a “very soon”. Behind the scenes, the production company 17 Juin Média is actively preparing the return of its magazine to RMC Story. The channel which occupies channel 23 already broadcasts every Sunday evening, since January 12, old issues with Christophe Hondelatte and Frédérique Lantieri. But it has also ordered new programs, expected for the start of the 2020 school year.
Who says new life, says new face. After several weeks of casting, the chain has finally found its new presenter. Rachid M'Barki was chosen. RMC Story was not far to find it: the journalist is one of the pillars of BFMTV's big sister. A sacred promotion for this 51-year-old man, who also rewards his loyalty.
Rachid M'Barki joined the news channel when it was launched in 2005, where he started in the news service. He presented news sections and newspapers in the evenings and on weekends. “I'm not just a viewer of the show. I am a fan of it, confides to us the lucky winner. It is a real institution. I do not intend to sing my predecessors. No question of putting on a leather coat (Editor's note: like Christophe Hondelatte). "
A real co-animation between Rachid M'Barki and Dominique Rizet
“The novelty is that it will be a real co-animation between Rachid M'Barki and Dominique Rizet, who has participated in the show from the start, adds Stéphane Sallé de Chou, director of productions for the chain . This tandem will be the crossing point between the two epochs of the show. "
"We received a lot of spontaneous applications, including personalities from competing channels," he adds. Only five people were able to cast. “Rachid has the legitimacy and the expertise because he has been following police and justice issues for years on BFMTV. Her eyes and her voice immediately stuck. And it matched with Dominique Rizet, “adds the boss. Not surprising. The two men have known each other for a long time. They share the same office in the editorial office of BFMTV.
"What is important for me is that this cult program continues to live," says Dominique Rizet. In recent years, recordings have become scarce. It made me suffer. I saw scrolling at BFMTV stories that would have made great shows. "
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Six new surveys are being filmed. "They are supervised by the same production company, the same team of journalists, some who have been there for 20 years," reassures Isabelle Clairac, editor in chief of the show for ten years, confident that all the regulars of the program will find the quality requirement of this benchmark program. “We broke our piggy bank to offer ourselves Let the accused in , concludes Stéphane Sallé de Chou. I would be lying to you if I told you that we paid the same price as France 2 (Editor's note: around € 200,000 per issue) but it is not far away. And in proportion to our size, it's a monstrous budget. "
