The question of the return to LCI of the Swiss presenter Darius Rochebin, implicated in a harassment scandal in his country, will be decided at the end of January, announced Thierry Thuillier, deputy director general of information of TF1.
The journalist, a new figure on the French news channel since the start of the school year, withdrew from the air at the end of October, after being implicated in an investigation by the Swiss daily
Le Temps
.
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The investigation of the leading Swiss daily exposed through the menu of harassment and "
inappropriate behavior
" within the Swiss public broadcasting group RTS committed by several senior officials, the bulk of the article being devoted to Darius Rochebin, 53 years old , presenter of the evening newspaper for more than twenty years.
The former star of RTS responded in early November by filing a complaint for defamation against the daily, contesting "
a series of allegations, innuendos and amalgams
" which present it "
in a light that does not correspond to reality
" , according to his lawyers.
Side TF1, if the "
group will not tolerate any action of this kind
", "
there is always the presumption of innocence
", argued Thierry Thuillier on France Inter.
More than two months later, “it
is clear (...) that we are still on an article in a serious magazine - it's true - but with anonymous accusations without filing a complaint, there is no no legal proceedings,
”he continued.
So Darius' return "
is under discussion,
" the chief information officer said.
Read also: Darius Rochebin files a defamation complaint against the newspaper
Le Temps
If Darius Rochebin were taken off the air, "
that [would] mean that all it takes is one press article with anonymous accusations against any collaborator, any collaborator, any media ( ...) so that a company decides to say 'we take you away and you do not come back',
”he explained.
Since his departure from the antenna, Darius Rochebin has been replaced by Elisabeth Martichoux.
