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The promises have become reality.
On February 15, Mounir Belhamiti, the Renaissance deputy for the Nantes-Orvault-Sautron (Loire-Atlantique) constituency, declared that the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, had informed him of his intention to strengthen the means available to him. provision of the Nantes court.
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Thirteen days later, the rumors in the hallway at the National Assembly are formalized.
During an intervention in the Hemicycle on Tuesday in the context of questions to the Government, the Keeper of the Seals notably announced the creation of six magistrate posts during the year 2023.
Arrivals in January and September
"Two arrived in January, four will arrive in September
," said Éric Dupond-Moretti in response to a question from the deputy... Mounir Belhamiti.
The minister also mentioned the staff of the registry office.
According to the figures, they have
“increased by 5% which corresponds to twice the national increase”
.
As for the means, he also recalled that four assistant lawyers were going to be recruited at the Nantes court.
He had already made the announcement on Monday during a trip to Reims about local justice.
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After this factual presentation, the Keeper of the Seals attacked Johanna Rolland, the mayor of Nantes.
The latter, who has been campaigning for several months for a strengthening of the means of justice in Nantes, had challenged the minister on the subject on February 22 in a letter co-signed with three parliamentarians from the department.
Two days later, she persisted on the subject via a press release, saying she regretted the
"weak links"
of the justice budgets in the system deployed to respond to insecurity in Nantes.
An expression that did not please the minister.
Johanna Rolland's "inflated" words
“I would like to tell her with a familiarity that she will forgive me that it is all the same inflated. The deputies she has supported have never voted for our budgets
, ”he lashed out, criticizing in passing the means allocated to justice under the presidency of François Hollande.
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In addition to Éric Dupond-Moretti's announcement, the Ministry of Justice affirms to Le
Figaro
that in 2023 it had undertaken a
"significant effort"
in favor of the Nantes court to
"compensate for the lack of means and magistrates"
and to respond to
"the strong demographic growth"
of the territory.
He also indicates that magistrates should come to reinforce the court
"in the following years"
without specifying the number.