Éric Dupond-Moretti wished Wednesday, May 26 that the presence of the lawyer during searches, adopted at the first reading of the bill of "
confidence
" in justice, be subject to exceptions, especially in business organized crime and terrorism.
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"
I wish to exclude
" the compulsory presence of the lawyer in the files of "
organized crime, narcotics and terrorism
", declared the Minister of Justice, during the Beauvau of the security devoted to the relations between the police and justice. The measure, at the origin of an outcry from the police unions who demand its withdrawal, "
is not intended to hinder the investigation
", assured the lawyer, recalling that "
if the lawyer is warned and he is not there, the search takes place
”.
The Minister of Justice acknowledged that he was "
not in favor at the beginning
" of this amendment, introduced by the LREM deputy and lawyer by profession Naïma Moutchou, and that he wishes to see "
reworked
" during the passage of the planned text. before the Senate in September. The presence of the lawyer, "
it serves the rights of the defense, it is not against you, it is a complementarity
", developed Éric Dupond-Moretti.
The adoption of this amendment came the day after a police demonstration in front of the National Assembly which turned the trial to lax justice, in particular on the part of the Alliance police union. "
There are behaviors that I disliked
", said the minister pointing to an "
unworthy staging
" on the part of Alliance in which extras mimicking justice swept the victims of a crime scene. "
If we dezinge the institutions of the Republic, we dezinge the Republic,
" he adds.