A search is underway at the Ministry of Justice as part of the investigation targeting the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti for possible conflicts of interest, a judicial source reported Thursday, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
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The investigation opened in January for "
illegal taking of interests
" at the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), the only jurisdiction empowered to judge ministers, follows complaints filed by three magistrates' unions and the Anticor association, who accuse Eric Dupond-Moretti of conflicts of interest between his action as Keeper of the Seals and his former duties as a lawyer.