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| Armed police raid French Ministry of Justice, minister targeted in ‘conflict of interest’ probe – lawyer | Armed police raid French Ministry of Justice, minister targeted in ‘conflict of interest’ probe – lawyer |
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| Investigators in France have raided the country’s Ministry of Justice as part of an inquiry into Eric Dupond-Moretti, the man appointed by President Emmanuel Macron to shake up the legal system, his lawyer has said. | Investigators in France have raided the country’s Ministry of Justice as part of an inquiry into Eric Dupond-Moretti, the man appointed by President Emmanuel Macron to shake up the legal system, his lawyer has said. |
| Dupond-Moretti, who was made justice minister in July 2020, is being investigated after conflict-of-interest complaints were filed against him by France’s largest magistrates’ unions. | Dupond-Moretti, who was made justice minister in July 2020, is being investigated after conflict-of-interest complaints were filed against him by France’s largest magistrates’ unions. |
| They argue that some of his work as a high-profile lawyer prior to his government role makes him biased against certain judges. | They argue that some of his work as a high-profile lawyer prior to his government role makes him biased against certain judges. |
| The minister has claimed the unions are seeking to stop his intended changes to the justice system, including televising court events and updating judges’ training handbooks. | The minister has claimed the unions are seeking to stop his intended changes to the justice system, including televising court events and updating judges’ training handbooks. |
| His legal representative, Christophe Ingrain, said on Thursday that his client was “calm” after the search, which he said had involved 20 armed gendarmes in what was a “totally disproportionate” use of force. | His legal representative, Christophe Ingrain, said on Thursday that his client was “calm” after the search, which he said had involved 20 armed gendarmes in what was a “totally disproportionate” use of force. |
| Speaking to reporters outside the Ministry of Justice, Ingrain accused investigators of a “violation” of Dupond-Moretti’s privacy. | Speaking to reporters outside the Ministry of Justice, Ingrain accused investigators of a “violation” of Dupond-Moretti’s privacy. |
| Ingrain said he did not know what material investigators were seeking, but told the media on Thursday evening that the raid was ongoing. | Ingrain said he did not know what material investigators were seeking, but told the media on Thursday evening that the raid was ongoing. |
| He said the search efforts had been complicated by the discovery of safes without keys which dated back to the 1960s and had to be broken into by a locksmith. | He said the search efforts had been complicated by the discovery of safes without keys which dated back to the 1960s and had to be broken into by a locksmith. |
| Before Dupond-Moretti took up his role, he claimed the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) had unlawfully seized his and other lawyers’ phone records as part of a corruption investigation into former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. | Before Dupond-Moretti took up his role, he claimed the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) had unlawfully seized his and other lawyers’ phone records as part of a corruption investigation into former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
| He filed a complaint – which he later dropped – against a magistrate in the PNF who he said had used “cowboy methods” to access evidence. | He filed a complaint – which he later dropped – against a magistrate in the PNF who he said had used “cowboy methods” to access evidence. |
| Dupond-Moretti’s efforts to file a case against the judge are one of two matters unions see as a potential conflict of interest. | Dupond-Moretti’s efforts to file a case against the judge are one of two matters unions see as a potential conflict of interest. |
| The other is that he represented a Monaco police officer who was being investigated by a local magistrate for suspected corruption. | The other is that he represented a Monaco police officer who was being investigated by a local magistrate for suspected corruption. |
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