France: Karim Benzema's defamation complaint against Gérald Darmanin dismissed

Karim Benzema's defamation complaint against Gérald Darmanin, filed before the Court of Justice of the Republic, was dismissed. The footballer was targeted by the Minister of the Interior, who accused him of being in “notorious links (…) with the Muslim Brotherhood”, after having published a message of support for residents on X in mid-October from Gaza.

The ex-Real Madrid star, who now plays in Saudi Arabia, was targeted by Gérald Darmanin after publishing a message of support for the inhabitants of Gaza on X in mid-October. AP - Manu Fernandez

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The ex-Real Madrid star, who now plays in Saudi Arabia,

 was

targeted by Gérald Darmanin after having published on October

15

on 

carried out by Israel in retaliation for the bloody Hamas attack of October 7. “ 

All our prayers for the inhabitants of Gaza, victims once again of these unjust bombings which spare neither women nor children 

,” wrote Karim Benzema, a publication then “liked” by 600,000 people.

For Gérald Darmanin, this position was explained by Karim Benzema's links with the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization born in Egypt, where it is considered "terrorist". “ 

Karim Benzema has notorious links with the Muslim Brotherhood,

 ” the Minister of the Interior said on CNews last October, triggering a storm on social networks.

For its part, the Court of Cassation considers that these remarks made against Karim Benzema “ 

do not impute to him any fact which is likely to undermine his honor or his consideration

 ”, we can read Thursday in a press release from the Attorney General near the Court of Cassation, Rémy Heitz. The decision taken by a commission of the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) “

is not subject to any appeal

”, he specifies.

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