Human shields. Five weeks of conflict, the magistrates on the front line, and the stubborn silence of their Minister of Justice while the actions of lawyers continue to harden and radicalize in jurisdiction. From requests for dismissal, black dresses went to massive defense, but also to invective and intimidation at the bar. The unions, whether it is the Magistrates Unit or the Union Syndicale des Magistrates (USM), keep sending urgent messages and feedback to the Place Vendôme, which is not very responsive to their tastes.
For the past two weeks, requests for release have been pouring in by the hundreds at first instance, and now on appeal to the chambers of education. The magistrates instruct with a trembling hand, for fear of letting a case go by in the urgency of the deadlines to be respected which would lead to the release of a dangerous offender. In Saint-Nazaire, reveals the USM, the hearing service
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