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Nov 29, 2023 | 7:30 AM
PARIS (AP) — A particular court docket has cleared France’s justice minister of battle of curiosity, ruling he was not responsible of getting used his workplace to settle private scores.
Once a high-profile lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti was accused of abusing his position to order probes concentrating on magistrates who investigated him, his pals and his former purchasers.
Wednesday’s ruling marked a political victory for Dupond-Moretti, who had denied wrongdoing and refused to resign earlier than or throughout his two-week trial.
He was tried in a court docket for alleged wrongdoing by the federal government, the Court of Justice of the Republic. Three skilled magistrates joined by 12 members of parliament — six from the decrease home and 6 from the Senate — deliberated the case and issued the ruling.