Europe 1 with AFP 10:30 a.m., December 20, 2022

Éric Zemmour was dismissed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday for incitement to discrimination and religious hatred towards the Muslim community, after his remarks made in 2016.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed far-right polemicist Éric Zemmour on Tuesday and validated his conviction by French justice for provocation to discrimination and religious hatred towards the Muslim community, after remarks made on France 5 in 2016.

"The Court considers that the interference with the exercise by the applicant of his right to freedom of expression was necessary in a democratic society in order to protect the rights of others", explains the ECHR.

The latter considers that the French courts have therefore not violated the freedom of expression of the candidate in the last presidential election.

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