Rachida Dati returns to judiciary without court position despite being charged with corruption
Former minister Rachida Dati is returning to the judiciary, but will not work in a court. She is due to face trial for corruption.
Dati returns to judiciary, excluded from courts
According to Google News LU — Crime (fr), Rachida Dati, former minister of justice, is returning to the judiciary, but will not sit in either a court or court of appeal.
This decision comes as the former keeper of the seals is soon expected to face justice in connection with a corruption investigation. Her being charged in this case makes it impossible, in the view of the competent authorities, for her to exercise ordinary judicial functions.
Dati, who had left the judiciary to enter politics, notably held the position of minister of justice under Nicolas Sarkozy before becoming mayor of Paris's 7th arrondissement, then minister of culture under Emmanuel Macron.
Her return to the judicial institution raises questions about the conditions under which a magistrate who has been charged can be reassigned. No details have been provided regarding the exact position that will be assigned to her outside the courts.
Source: Google News LU — Crime (fr)