The editorialist of RMCDaniel Riolo, will appear this Thursday before the Paris criminal court for defamation, after having described, live during a broadcast, Didier Deschamps as ” liar “ regarding the management of Karim Benzema’s injury during the 2022 World Cup. The coach of the Blues, who will be present at the hearing alongside the former doctor and the security officer of the France team, will demand a sanction that is original to say the least.
Indeed, Didier Deschamps demands a symbolic euro for his moral damage as well as the reading, on the air on RMCof a text recognizing the court decision. Daniel Riolo considers this procedure disproportionate and believes that a context of“appeasement” would have been preferable, as Deschamps enters the last year of his mandate at the head of the Blues. The Paris court will have to decide whether the journalist’s comments constitute defamation or legitimate criticism in a highly publicized public debate.
