The chained Duck could not be ruffled in the feathers without reacting. Since the information of the complaint against X for “misuse of corporate assets” and “concealment of abuse of corporate assets” within the newspaper was revealed on Friday August 26 by The worldthe volatile’s response was eagerly awaited.
“Reality exceeds fiction”, announces the title of the article published at the bottom of the “one” of the edition dated Wednesday August 31 and arrived, as every week, in the Parisian editorial offices Tuesday after 5 p.m. Signed of “board of directors”, she strives to undermine the fictitious nature of the employment of the companion of André Escaro, 94, historical cartoonist of the newspaper and former administrator. Discovered by the weekly’s journalists at the beginning of the summer, the complaint was filed on May 10 by one of their own, Christophe Nobili, 51, pen of the Canard for fifteen years.
Degraded atmosphere at the editorial office
According to the directors, the decision to “call on Edith” dates back to 1996, when the author of the cabochons (small drawings) which punctuate “La Mare aux Canards”, on page 2, expressed the wish to retire. “He is initially reluctant, arguing that combining employment and retirement is then not authorized and, above all, that he now intends to move away from political turbulence…”ensures the text of six columns, where it is specified that André Escaro also wished to devote himself to his passions. “He will finally give in, provided that his companion, Edith, shoulders him by chewing up the work a little”, explain the authors. This would therefore have “read the press for him”and would have helped “to find the trick that makes salt cabochons” – eight thousand have been designed in twenty-six years.
Only the survey “will determine whether this montage, which may, admittedly, seem a little acrobatic, is open to attack (…) administratively”, underline the president of Editions Maréchal Le Canard enchaîné, Michel Gaillard, the director of publication, Nicolas Brimo, the editors, Erik Emptaz and Jean-François Julliard, as well as the journalists and administrators (since June 22), Odile Benyahia -Kouider and Hervé Liffran. The investigators of the financial brigade who began to audition employees this summer, will they be convinced by what looks like a “Pan on the beak! »?
As for convincing the editorial staff, where the atmosphere has deteriorated significantly, that these vignettes owed their malice to the companion of their author, it will not be easy. Even though “Escaro and Edith returned their aprons in June”the affair risks leaving deep scars.