France: RSF condemns Breton agribusiness lobby’s pressure on investigative reporter

By paulinea

NewsAs French freelance journalist Inès Léraud prepares for the first hearing next week in a defamation suit by Groupe Chéritel, an agribusiness company operating in Brittany, in northwestern France, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the pressure and smears that investigative reporting on Breton agribusiness practices often elicits, and calls on the company to withdraw its lawsuit.Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Jean Chéritel and his company Chéritel Trégor Légumes are suing Inès Léraud and the news website Basta!

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