The Department of Guadeloupe lodged a complaint Wednesday, October 7 for
"incitement to hatred"
against polemicist Eric Zemmour and the CNews channel, like other departments before him, told AFP the public prosecutor from Basse-Terre.
The complaint targets
"the unacceptable remarks made in a program broadcast on September 30, 2020, affecting unaccompanied minors in the care of departmental communities"
, indicates the president of the department Josette Borel Lincertin in a press release.
Read also: Eric Zemmour sentenced to 10,000 euros fine for insult and incitement to hatred
"I strongly condemn"
the words
"stigmatizing which do not relate to freedom of expression or opinion but which are crimes and incitement to hatred,"
said the official.
Already sentenced for the same reasons to a fine of 10,000 euros, Eric Zemmour asserted on Cnews that
"all"
migrant minors are
"thieves"
,
"murderers"
and
"rapists"
, after the attack perpetrated last month in front of the ex -
Charlie Hebdo
premises
.
The complaint against him is part of a
"concerted"
action
between several presidents of departmental councils who
"have the competence and responsibility for child protection"
, explains Ms. Borel Lincertin.
The president declares that she is waiting for Eric Zemmour, "
already condemned
(...)
for similar remarks, to answer for his statements before the Justice"
and for
"the CNews channel of the Bolloré group to finally take its responsibilities and stop offer a platform to those who turn their backs on the laws and values of the Republic ”
.
Several complaints were filed against Eric Zemmour for his statements and the Paris prosecutor's office decided on October 1 to open an investigation against him, in particular for
"incitement to racial hatred"
.
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