A one-year suspended prison sentence was requested against Éric Dupond-Moretti. The trial of the Minister of Justice before the Court of Justice of the Republic for illegal taking of interest is coming to an end. The former tenor of the bar is suspected of having taken advantage of his position as minister to settle scores with four magistrates with whom he had had disagreements when he was a lawyer, by launching administrative investigations against them. Éric Dupond-Moretti proclaims his innocence. But for the prosecution, there is no doubt, he is guilty.
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“ The conflict of interest was obvious » and Éric Dupond-Moretti received multiple alerts which he “disdained”, scolds the attorney general.
In front of ” this stubborn reality “, insists the accusation, the minister only has to oppose today ” smoke curtains “, of the ” fables “, ” tinged with conspiracy », as when he claims to be the victim of revenge by magistrates who would never have accepted his appointment.
So certainly, another Minister of Justice would perhaps – also – have launched these administrative investigations. But the problem, it’s you, Mr. Dupond-Moretti… You are not just any minister “. “ And then you are a criminal lawyer », Points out the Attorney General who asks him to take his responsibilities.
To say that we only followed the recommendations of his administration, “ it’s a cop-out “. “ A minister directs his services… Not the other way around “… And above all, he ” assume », Underlines the accusation.
“ Once this trial is over, we will have to continue working together », Said the Attorney General again. But whatever its outcome and despite the required reprieve, we wonder how it will be possible.
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