Jean-Marc Théolleyre (31 July 1924 – 12 June 2001) was a 20th-century French journalist.

Jean-Marc Théolleyre
Born31 July 1924
Died27 December 2001(2001-12-27) (aged 77)
OccupationJournalist

Biography

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Distinctions

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  • Prix Albert Londres (1959)
  • Prix Louis Hachette for the print media (1988) for his paper "Klaus Barbie: nothing to say" (Klaus Barbie: rien à dire) (Le Monde).

Judicial conviction for defamation

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Jean-Marc Théolleyre was convicted in 1983 by the Paris Court of Appeal for defamation, having suggested in his book Les néo-nazis (ed. Messidor, 1982) that "Jean-Marie Le Pen professed neo-Nazi opinions". The Court's judgment, inter alia, stated that "he did not exercise the caution, reserve and objectivity required by amalgamating or insinuating" (Paris Court of Appeal, 15 June 1983).

Bibliography

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  • 1956: Le Procès des fuites
  • 1966: Ces Procès qui ébranlèrent la France
  • 1977: Tout condamné à mort aura la tête tranchée
  • 1982: Les néo-nazis
  • 1991: L'accusée: 45 ans de justice en France, 1945-1990
  • 1998: Les médias et la justice (with Henri Leclerc)
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