2023-09-29 17:52:00
Conner Rousseau accused of racist remarks against the police: “I had drunk too much and I don’t remember exactly what happened”
However, we learned today from our colleagues at Het Laatste Nieuws that Conner Rousseau would have prevented, through legal action, the broadcast of an article in their columns as well as a report on VTM NEWS on this affair. Passages from the minutes written that day would be found in the incriminated content and the president of Vooruit took legal action for what he considers to be a “possible political controversy”. He implies that this P.-V. would have been written under political influence to harm him.
The judge made the decision to prohibit any distribution of documents or information on the current investigation or investigation. Het Laatste Nieuws and VTM News therefore face a fine of €1,000 per hour if they contravene this judgment. The court justifies its choice in particular by the fact that the applicant would not have had access to this minutes. and therefore that the “rights” of Conner Rousseau would not be respected.
For their part, the editorial offices of the aforementioned media denounced this verdict. “We have not been able to defend ourselves in this case, but we respect the publication ban, even if it is an attack on press freedom. We followed the journalistic process correctly and we continue to support the content of the report and article in question. It is exceptional for a party leader to be cited in a case of racist remarks. Given the social importance of this case, it is our journalistic duty to inform the public about it. We will therefore use all legal avenues to challenge the publication ban,” say the editors-in-chief.
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