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For his first outing as Justice Minister, Eric Dupond-Moretti visited the Fresnes prison. The famous lawyer and newly appointed member of the French government said he was "concerned about freedom, about the conditions of detention and about the working conditions of prison staff". (COMPLETES VIDI1US3E1_EN) SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron along with France's leading political and artistic personalities arrive for the national tribute to Robert Badinter at the Place Vendôme in Paris, home of the Ministry of Justice, where the late former Minister of Justice led the fight to abolish the death penalty in France, in 1981. IMAGES
Following the acquittal of French Justice Minister, his lawyer speaks of a "great satisfaction and (...) a great emotion". A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government. Eric Dupond-Moretti, a pugnacious former star defence lawyer, had in 2021 been charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. SOUNDBITE
France's justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti looks up to the skies as he walks out of Paris Courthouse after being acquitted in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government. A pugnacious former star defence lawyer, Dupond-Moretti had been chargedin 2021 with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at Paris Courthouse as verdict is expected in his conflict of interest case that could seal the fate of this government stalwart. IMAGES
France's Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti leaves the courtroom at the Palais de Justice in Paris, on the last day of his trial in a conflict of interest case. A special judicial body, the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), will deliver its decision on November 29. IMAGES
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