France’s justice minister goes on trial Monday on charges of using his office to settle personal scores, in an unprecedented case that has raised concern about checks and balances in French democracy. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti’s refusal to resign, or at least to step aside from his role overseeing France’s justice system during the trial, has drawn wide criticism.
’’This situation is unprecedented: A justice minister in office is judged by the Court of Justice of the Republic for infractions committed while he carries out his job,' magistrates’ unions said in a statement ahead of the trial. ’’Our organizations consider that this situation damages the credibility of the justice minister, and by ricochet, weakens the entire justice system,' it said.
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