Karim Benzema’s defamation complaint against Gerald Darmanin, filed before the Court of Justice of the Republic, was dismissed

There will be no trial between Karim Benzema and Gerald Darmanin. The Requests Committee of the Court of Justice of the Republic on Thursday 15 February closed the complaint against the Minister of Interior for defamation of the 2022 Ballon d’Or. LThe former Real Madrid star, who now plays in Saudi Arabia, It was targeted by Gerald Darmanin after it was published in mid-October on A message of support to the residents of Gaza, the victims, according to him, no “Unjustified Bombing” It was carried out by Israel in retaliation for the bloody Hamas attack of October 7.

Beauvau’s tenant argued that this situation could be explained by Karim Benzema’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization born in Egypt, where he is believed to be. “Terrorist”. “Karim Benzema is connected, we all know, notoriously, with the Muslim Brotherhood, we are attacking Hydra, which is the Muslim Brotherhood because they give an atmosphere of jihadism”He said on CNews channel on October 16, which created a storm on social networks.

“To rely on your judgment”As Rémy Heitz, Attorney General of the Court of Cassation explains, “The Requests Committee notes that Mr. Benzema’s complaint relates to comments that do not impute to him any facts that harm his honor or his reputation.”