Insults or humor?
Two chronicles broadcast by RTL on Damien Abad were not to the liking of the majority deputy.
Following the chronicles of comedian Philippe Caverivière, the majority elected Friday asked for "a public apology" on the radio.
“I cannot tolerate having my physique attacked in such a degrading and humiliating way,” Damien Abad said in a statement.
“To attack my disability with such violence (…) is of a rare indignity and these attacks on the disabled are totally unacceptable”, he added.
Friday morning, comedian Philippe Caverivière compared Damien Abad to a “penguin” having “the jolting gait of these friendly birds”.
Thursday, he had chronicled an imaginary Caesar ceremony with, among the male revelations, "Damien Abad in the astonishing" The stump, the skirt and the complainant "", an allusion to his legal setbacks after accusations of rape.
Damien Abad has arthrogryposis, a rare congenital neuromuscular disease that results in joint deformities and stiffness, limiting range of motion.
“I demand a public apology from this great national radio station.
If necessary, I will ask my lawyers to consider the appropriate legal action,” he warned.
" Second degree "
"If Damien Abad felt particularly touched by Philippe Caverivière's column, we are sincerely sorry," said RTL in a reaction to AFP.
The radio explained that "Philippe Caverivière is a humorist whose humor must be taken in the second degree" and underlined "his commitments against the disease", in particular as sponsor of the Léo association, helping seriously ill children. , who "clearly demonstrate his benevolence towards all those whom life has marked".
"As for RTL, its values of 'Living together' and its commitments to major causes, such as the Yellow Pieces next week, are well established," added RTL.
Former head of LR deputies, Damien Abad was appointed Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities in May.
He left the government in early July, targeted by the opening of a preliminary investigation for attempted rape.
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Damien Abad
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