The Minister of Justice is suspected of having taken advantage of his position to settle accounts with magistrates with whom he had had disputes.
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This is the end of several months of investigation. The investigating magistrates of the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) closed, Friday, April 15, their investigations targeting the Keeper of the Seals, Eric Dupond-Moretti. The latter has been indicted for illegal taking of interest since July 2021. A first for a Minister of Justice.
The public prosecutor now has three months to submit its submissions, while defense lawyers have an additional month to make observations.
The magistrates of the CJR’s investigation committee will then decide on the orientation to be given: either to dismiss the case, or to refer Eric Dupond-Moretti (to be judged) before the court of the CJR.
Arrived at Place Vendôme in July 2020, the Minister of Justice is suspected of having taken advantage of his position to settle accounts with magistrates with whom he had had disputes in two cases when he was a lawyer.