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“Did you bark me on the teleprompter?” »: the confessions of the former star presenter of BFMTV accused of corruption

2024-01-18T19:15:28.160Z

Highlights: Former star presenter of BFMTV accused of corruption. Indicted on December 8 for ‘passive corruption’ and ‘breach of trust’ Part of a sprawling investigation into suspicions of foreign interference in French politics and media. Justice has discovered the existence of a hidden network which influences and corrupts elected officials and journalists in order to carry out disinformation and opinion manipulation operations. Two other suspects are indicted: a lobbyist and a political scientist specializing in Qatar, suspected of being the agents in France of these mysterious sponsors.


EXCLUSIVE. The investigation into suspicions of foreign interference in French politics and media is progressing rapidly. Indicted on


Rachid M'Barki knows the mysteries of police custody perfectly.

For having presented the famous news program “Bring in the Accused

» on RMC and was a specialist in police issues on BFMTV, the 54-year-old journalist has repeatedly recounted these moments of tension when the investigators manage to make the suspects break down under the accumulation of evidence against them.

Would he have one day imagined finding himself in the shoes of the accused and succumbing to this psychological standoff?

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On December 8, the former historic presenter of the first continuous news channel was indicted for “passive corruption” and “breach of trust” as part of a sprawling investigation into suspicions of foreign interference in French politics and media.

Justice has discovered the existence of a hidden network which influences and corrupts elected officials and journalists in order to carry out disinformation and opinion manipulation operations for the benefit of foreign states and clients.

Two other suspects are indicted: a lobbyist and a political scientist specializing in Qatar, suspected of being the agents in France of these mysterious sponsors.

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