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French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti is released by a Paris court after nearly six hours of questioning over a conflict of interest inquiry. Dupond-Moretti has been accused of taking advantage of his position as minister to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. He is France's first sitting justice minister to be charged in a legal probe. 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
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti leaves the courtroom at the Palais de Justice in Paris, before returning, during a recess on the last day of his trial, where his defence is presenting their arguments in the conflict of interest case. The prosecution has requested a one-year suspended prison sentence for Dupond-Moretti. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives in court for questioning that could lead to charges over alleged conflict of interest. The 60-year-old star lawyer was recruited by President Emmanuel Macron just a year ago, swapping his life as one of the country's most famous criminal lawyers for a career in politics. IMAGES
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
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