Jérôme Régali, M6 editorial correspondent for years in Montpellier, was attacked on the morning of Tuesday June 6 while he was reporting in Nîmes, announced the same day the M6 group, which "strongly condemns his attack ". The facts took place in the impoverished district of Pissevin where the town hall decided to close a municipal media library until further notice due to the worsening of violence linked to drug trafficking. The journalist was attacked by two men, who fled, according to a police source.
"Taken and beaten several times by a group of people before being taken care of by the police and going to the hospital, Jérôme Régali is better but remains in shock from his aggression ", specifies the channel. "The M6 group strongly condemns its aggression, gives its full support to Jérôme Régali and renews its commitment to freedom of information", argues the press release.