I posted about this story before. The weatherman had been attacked by some Muslims on the road, then poured out his feeling on Facebook. Though he deleted the message later, it wasn’t enough to save him from a suspension. He has now been dismissed definitively. A Muslim organisation has also filed a complaint about him and he may be prosecuted or have professional disciplinary action taken against him as a journalist.
Mr. Delruelle described the remarks made by Luc Trullemans as “worthy of condemnation on a moral level” but said nothing as to the legal aspect. “That takes time, it is necessary to analyse the problem in a more in-depth way to be able to make a statement about it,” recalls Edouard Delruelle. “To be able to make a judgement about whether or not it constitutes incitement to hatred, it is necessary to know all the elements in context. That is still not the case at the point at this point in time,” he continues. “It requires longer analysis. We need to get in contact with the interested party, with RTL, etc.”, according to the deputy director of the centre. “And the Code of Practice aspect also has to be considered, if Mr. Trullemans is accredited as a journalist”.