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"I'm the Culprit in This Story?": Robert Ménard Targeted by a Libel Suit After His Remarks About the Man He Had Refused to Marry.

Summary by franceinfo.fr
The man Robert Ménard had refused to marry in 2023 in Béziers, Hérault, filed a complaint on Friday, June 12, 2026, for "public defamation". In issue, the remarks made on Thursday, June 11, by the mayor on CNEWS and BFMTV. Robert Ménard claims that his "language has forked" and says he regrets his words.

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The man Robert Ménard had refused to marry in 2023 in Béziers, Hérault, filed a complaint on Friday, June 12, 2026, for "public defamation". In issue, the remarks made on Thursday, June 11, by the mayor on CNEWS and BFMTV. Robert Ménard claims that his "language has forked" and says he regrets his words.

A case relating to a marriage refused in France continues to undergo judicial developments. Three years after the facts, the Algerian national concerned has initiated a new procedure against the elected one who had refused to celebrate his union. This complaint comes at a time when a separate trial is already scheduled before the French court. The Algerian national of 25 years of age whose marriage with a French citizen had been refused in Bézie…

On Thursday 11 June, invited to C-News and BFM TV, the Mayor of Béziers declared that the young OQTF he refused to marry in 2023 had been sentenced for "rape in meeting" during the first...

Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers (Hérault), is the target of a defamation lawsuit after his remarks on media programs about the Algerian man he refused to marry in 2023. The man was then subject to an order to leave French territory.

The 25-year-old Algerian mayor of Béziers, Robert Ménard, refused to marry in 2023 because he was subject to an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) filed a complaint against him for "public defamation", said his lawyer Friday 16 June 2026.

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nicematin.com broke the news on Friday, June 12, 2026.
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