“Do you have any info on Darius?” “We see him often here.
Even in the canteen.
Obviously, he hangs on… ”or“ It smacks of returning to the air, all that! ”
In the corridors of LCI, it was the topic of discussion number one of this return.
It has been more than two months since the former Swiss star presenter was excluded from the “20 Hours Rochebin”, from 8 pm to 9:15 pm on channel 26. On October 31, he announced his withdrawal for “a few days "After the publication of the investigation of the newspaper" Le Temps ", relating accusations of various harassments on the part of Darius Rochebin and other executives of the RTS, France Télévisions helvétique.
For his part, the new recruit of the TF 1 group had lodged a complaint for defamation.
So, what about his future on LCI?
The possibility of a return to the air has been confirmed by Thierry Thuillier, guest of France Inter this Monday morning.
"It is under discussion", blurted the boss of the news, who stressed that he would not tolerate "acts of this kind" before recalling "the presumption of innocence", "anonymous testimonies Quoted by "the Time" and "the absence of complaint".
He also mentioned a decision "by the end of January", while the first elements of the internal investigation at RTS would not overwhelm Rochebin.
"He repeated that he had nothing to be ashamed of"
Another indicator, the non-multiplication of charges.
After the first investigation, the front page expected follow-up.
Ditto after Darius Rochebin's complaint for defamation.
"But in two months, nothing else has happened", we note internally.
According to our information, Darius Rochebin also had informal exchanges with in-house journalists who were able to ask him questions directly.
"He repeated that he had nothing to be ashamed of," reports one of the participants.
“It was a way to test the waters, to see if the trust was broken.
And, apparently, it is not, ”specifies an executive.
So much for the official version.
But on the face of it, this almost announced return is talking about.
“They try to get us to pass the pill with false consultations, but we really do not need the return of Darius, an editor in chief is irritated.
It is even grotesque.
And above all, it is not good for the image of the channel.
"A face of the antenna, more nuanced:" I would not like to be in the place of management.
Either way, they dismiss Darius and that's an injustice.
Either way, they keep it, and that's a real problem.
Whether the accusations are slander or the truth, it inevitably leaves traces.
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