Journalist and Editor of Le Point Face Defamation Trial Over False Claims Against French Politicians

Raquel Garrido and Alexis Corbière challenge the publication of a debunked 2022 article alleging illegal employment, citing severe journalistic failures.

Aziz Zemouri, former journalist for Le Point, and the magazine's editor Étienne Gernelle are on trial for defamation over a 2022 article falsely accusing Raquel Garrido and Alexis Corbière of employing an undocumented housekeeper.
The article, which was published and then retracted within days, claimed the couple subjected the alleged employee to harsh working conditions and enrolled their children in Paris schools to bypass local zoning rules.
Investigations revealed that the claims were fabricated, stemming from a political scheme involving Rudy Succar, a former driver for UDI politician Jean-Christophe Lagarde, Garrido's political opponent at the time.
Jean-Christophe Lagarde, Rudy Succar, and an ex-policeman are under separate investigation for orchestrating the false allegations in an attempt to discredit Garrido and Corbière during the 2022 legislative elections.
Zemouri, who has since left Le Point, and Gernelle have admitted to significant lapses in verifying the information, with the former claiming he was manipulated by unreliable sources.