2023-12-08 23:23:23
For the first time in France, a sitting minister has sat in the dock. And, to add even more solemnity to this unprecedented judicial process, the protagonist was the head of the Justice portfolio, Éric Dupond-Moretti. The trial closed on November 29 when the Court of Justice of the Republic (TJR) declared the minister not guilty of “illegal acquisition of interests”, a crime that implies both an abuse of authority and a conflict of interest.
For the acts of which he was accused, Dupond-Moretti risked a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of 500,000 euros, as well as disqualification from holding political office. However, at the beginning of the judicial process, which began three weeks ago, the prosecutor had finally requested a year in prison – without imprisonment – for his hierarchical superior.
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