Overview
- At the hearing, Meurice’s counsel argued his firing violated freedom of expression and asked judges to annul the June 2024 dismissal for alleged faute grave.
- He is also seeking reclassification of roughly 249–250 fixed-term CDD d’usage contracts into a permanent CDI and related back pay, bringing total claims to about €400,000.
- Radio France’s defense maintained the termination was justified by repeated disloyalty after Meurice reiterated the contested remark despite an internal warning and an Arcom notice.
- The broadcaster cited extensive audience complaints and said the conduct conflicted with its public-service mission, while rejecting claims of contract abuse and harassment.
- Prosecutors had previously closed complaints over the remarks for lack of a sufficiently characterized offense, after which Meurice repeated them on air before being suspended and then dismissed.