Arnaud Bédat Explained

Birth Date:8 March 1965
Birth Place:Porrentruy, Jura, Switzerland
Employer:L'Illustré

Arnaud Bédat (8 March 1965 – 20 July 2023) was a Swiss journalist and author. He worked for L'Illustré. His works often focused on high profile cases, including the Swissair Flight 111 and the Order of the Solar Temple.

Early life

Bédat was born in Porrentruy on 8 March 1965, one of three children.

Career

He began freelance writing for the publication Le Démocrate at a young age. Starting in 1983 he became a journalist. From 1992 to 2021, he was a reporter for L'Illustré.

In 2004, Bédat was fined 4,000 Swiss francs for violating the right to privacy of a motorist (who had killed three people and injured eight) by publishing an article the prior year revealing secret documents relevant to the case. The motorist himself did not file any complaint, but the government tried him for having published the documents. He had initially been given a suspended prison sentence, but this was replaced with the fine. The European Court of Human Rights eventually ruled this a violation of freedom of expression and the Swiss government was ordered to pay Bédat .[1]

He interviewed controversial Russian businessman Sergei Mikhailov.[2]

His investigations covered cases like the Order of the Solar Temple, Swissair Flight 111, and Roman Polanski. Some of his later works were about Pope Francis.[3] [4] During the investigation of the Order of the Solar Temple, he convinced a policeman to give him several photos relevant to the case, which were later published in L'Illustré. Alongside journalists Gilles Bouleau and Bernard Nicolas, he wrote a 1996 book on the case, Les Chevaliers de la mort. Their investigation into the affair was covered in the 2022 documentary series .[5]

Personal life

In 1983 he was featured on the game show .

Death

Bédat died on 20 July 2023, at the age of 58, following a sudden illness.[6] [7]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-12-08 . Arnaud Bédat gagne devant la CEDH face à la justice suisse . Arnaud Bédat wins against Swiss justice at the ECHR . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070732/https://www.ch-media.ch/droit-des-medias/406-arnaud-bedat-gagne-devant-la-cedh-face-a-la-justice-suisse . 2015-12-08 . 2024-03-24 . ch-media.
  2. Sall . Elisabeth . 2023-07-21 . Le journaliste star de TF1, Gilles Bouleau, annonce sur ses réseaux, la mort de l’un de ses acolytes : terrible chagrin ! . TF1's star journalist, Gilles Bouleau, announces on his networks the death of one of his acolytes: terrible grief! . 2024-07-24 . Public . fr-FR.
  3. Pillard . Daniel . 2023-08-04 . Arnaud Bédat: journaliste, passionnément . Arnaud Bédat: a journalist with a passion . 2024-07-24 . . fr-CH.
  4. News: 2023-07-20 . Figure romande du journalisme, Arnaud Bédat est décédé . Arnaud Bédat, a leading figure in French-speaking Swiss journalism, has died . 2024-07-24 . . fr-CH . 1423-3967 . ATS.
  5. News: 2022-05-29 . Arnaud Bédat se replonge dans l'affaire de l'Ordre du Temple solaire . Arnaud Bédat delves into the Order of the Solar Temple affair . 2024-03-23 . . fr-CH.
  6. News: Fleury . Benjamin . 2023-07-20 . Arnaud Bédat a définitivement posé la plume . Arnaud Bédat has put down his pen for good . subscription . 2024-03-24 . Le Quotidien . fr-FR.
  7. News: Pralong . Michel . 2023-07-20 . Le journaliste et reporter Arnaud Bédat est décédé à 58 ans . Journalist and reporter Arnaud Bédat dies aged 58 . 2023-07-21 . . fr-CH.

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