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Interior Minister Files Complaint Over Radio Nova Comedian’s ‘Daesh’ Remark About Police

The dispute has moved into the courts, with Paris prosecutors assessing the case.

Overview

  • In a 9 November segment on La Dernière, Pierre-Emmanuel Barré likened police and gendarmerie to Daesh and accused them of rape, mutilation and murder.
  • Laurent Nuñez sent a letter-complaint to the Paris prosecutor after the video circulated on 10 November and his entourage confirmed the filing by Friday.
  • Radio Nova defended the piece as protected satire, warned it would not accept threats to staff, and said the chronicle had no link to the 13 November 2015 attacks.
  • Police unions, including Un1té and Alternative Police CFDT, denounced the remarks and called for action by ARCOM and the justice system.
  • The monologue referenced an alleged rape case in the Bouches-du-Rhône, and coverage noted the officer implicated remains under investigation and presumed innocent.