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.
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The ex-Real Madrid star, who now plays in Saudi Arabia, had been targeted by Gérald Darmanin after having published on October 15 on X a message of support for the inhabitants of Gaza victims, according to him, of “ unjust bombings » 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 no women or 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 is notoriously linked to the Muslim Brotherhood » said the Minister of the Interior on CNews last October, triggering a storm on social networks.
For its part, the Court of Cassation considers that these comments 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 at 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.