The Minister of Budget, Gérald Darmanin, is caught up by the justice system. Tuesday, June 9, 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the reopening of the investigation for the accusation of rape, on facts dating back to 2009. If in 2018 a dismissal had been ordered by the justice, it was estimated that the investigating judge "could not rely solely on the results of the preliminary inquiry"so as not to relaunch the investigation. The Minister of Justice, Nicole Belloubet, was the guest of France Info Friday June 12, 2020 and he was obviously asked to raise this subject.
Referring to the statements of Christophe Castaner and the suspension of the police during a "proven suspicion"racism, Nicole Belloubet said that it was different with regard to her colleague Gérald Darmanin. According to the minister, "public service law has nothing to do with the rules that apply to ministers". Then make a list of the services concerned by this case: "When there are criminal complaints, it is the Court of Justice of the Republic, when there is political responsibility, it is the Parliament".
"An excellent minister"
These words of Nicole Belloubet have been much discussed, but not as much as her last reply concerning the differentiation of man and politician. "The procedure will continue. By the way, Gérald Darmanin is an excellent Minister of the Budget, "she said, angering Internet users who did not fail to express their dissatisfaction on social networks.
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