A judicial investigation will be opened against keeper of seals, Eric Dupond-Moretti

The Anticor association and three magistrates’ unions lodged a complaint against the Minister of Justice, who will be investigating by the investigating committee of the Court of Justice of the Republic.

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Le Monde

A judicial investigation will soon be opened against the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti for “illegal taking of interest”, announced Friday, January 8 in a press release the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, François Molins.

The investigative committee of the Court of Justice of the Republic, competent for acts performed by ministers in the exercise of their functions, will investigate the Keeper of the Seals. The Anticor association and three magistrates’ unions had filed a complaint against Mr. Dupond-Moretti, accusing him of conflicts of interest linked to his former activities as a lawyer.

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