The recent remarks by the Minister of the Interior towards him particularly affected Karim Benzema and his family, assures his lawyer.
Denouncing “ a notorious link » between Karim Benzema and the Muslim brothers, Gérald Darmanin crossed the red line in the eyes of the footballer and his defense. “ It is incredibly violent, it is the result of inconsiderate, unacceptable comments from a Minister of the Interiorcastigates the lawyer of the former Blues striker, Me Hugues Vigier, on BFM TV. What we were waiting for with the minister is for him to explain the comments he made, which are a serious accusation of close links and which he said were notorious with the Muslim Brotherhood. Everyone will have understood that he does not have a single argument to support what he puts forward since it is false. But he hijacked the debate in a scandalous way with odious blackmail. He also exploits the victim professor. »
To justify his remarks, the Minister of the Interior did not provide formal proof but invited Karim Benzema to be moved by the death of Dominique Bernard, the teacher at the Gambetta high school in Arras who was the victim of an attack on October 13 last year. “ If Mr. Benzema wants to show his good faith, and he is able to tweet for the death of the professor, I will withdraw my comments », says Gérald Darmanin. An attitude ” shameful » according to Me Vigier, who does not hide his client’s anger.
“Inadmissible and misleading”
“ Do you realize how this is asked? “, still protests the lawyer of the ex-Real Madrid striker. “ If the comments correspond to an accurate and serious denunciation, do not withdraw your comments! You are Minister of the Interior. If your accusation is right, stick with it. In reality, we are trying to forget that we made an inconsiderate, unacceptable and false statement. We are diverting the debate. »
