<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/11/29/0/0/3695/2463/664/0/75/0/5307a19_2023-11-29t142157z-1449229742-rc21n4ak8p2u-rtrmadp-3-france-politics-trial.JPG" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/11/29/0/0/3695/2463/664/0/75/0/5307a19_2023-11-29t142157z-1449229742-rc21n4ak8p2u-rtrmadp-3-france-politics-trial.JPG" alt="French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at the audience room for the verdict in his trial for illegal conflict of interest at the courthouse in Paris, France, November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq"> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at the audience room for the verdict in his trial for illegal conflict of interest at the courthouse in Paris, France, November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS </figcaption>

A French court on Wednesday, November 29, cleared 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 defense lawyer, had in 2021 been charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. He stood trial before the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), a special jurisdiction that judges crimes and misdemeanors committed by members of the government committed while in office.

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Eric Dupond-Moretti had been charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his career as a lawyer.

French justice minister cleared in conflicts of interest case

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