The Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSM) will say on Wednesday, October 19, whether it is necessary to impose sanctions on the former financial prosecutor Elian Hulet and his former deputy Patrice Amar, in the context of the procedures related to the “fadets” case, which are meritorious. to send their initiator, Eric Dupont-Moretti, back to CJR.
At the end of their respective disciplinary hearings before the CSM, no sanctions had been sought by the executive against Elian Hulett, who retired in mid-2019, and Patrice Amar, the deputy prosecutor of the PNF, who were implicated in the case.disadvantages“.
Disclaimer
As for the prosecutors, the CSM will only issue a clear conclusion on Wednesday, and any sanctions can only be imposed by the executive. With a slight peculiarity, the responsibility for such a decision will be borne by the prime minister, and not by the keeper of the seals, who was deprived of this entire procedure at the end of 2020 to avoid a conflict of interest.
If the body acquits these two judges experienced in sensitive investigations, it is still a rejection for Eric Dupont-Moretti, who was at the beginning of these administrative proceedings shortly after entering the government in July 2020.
He reprimanded these judges for the controversial investigation in the so-called corruption case.”BismuthWith the participation of Nicolas Sarkozy, his lawyer Thierry Herzog and the senior judge, and sentencing them. All three have appealed and are due to be retried at the end of the year.
A complaint has been filed
This investigation, which was closed without further action, was intended to remove a possible mole that could have tipped off the former head of state that he was being eavesdropped. The investigation led to phone records (“fadettes“) of the bar’s tenors, including Eric Dupont-Moretti, who denounced “methods of deceptionshortly before entering the government.
Once Keeper of the Seals, he ordered proceedings against three PNF magistrates and former Monaco investigating judge Edouard Levro, who had indicted one of his former clients and whose methods he condemned.cowboy“.
Accusing Eric Dupont-Moretti of using his ministerial functions to settle scores related to his past, the two main magistrates’ unions and the Anticor Association filed a complaint against him in late 2020, triggering the investigation.
Then the minister was charged, and the Court of Justice of the Republic tried him on October 3.illegal manipulation of interests“. This decision was appealed and Eric Dupont-Moretti confirmed that his resignation had not taken place.on today’s agenda“.
“Ash”
In his speech before the CSM in September, Elian Hulet strongly disputed the grievances surrounding his five years at the helm of the PNF (2014-2019) and attributed this procedure to “noise“Established by and at the Keeper of the Seals”hatefrom PNF.
In addition to the surveyfadettesHe has been blamed for his way of managing the PNF and two potential conflict of interest situations. “This is not the trial of the National Financial Prosecution ServiceOn behalf of the executive, director of legal services Paul Huber stated that this authority, which was created in 2014.proven“.
“Political retaliation”.
Patrice Amar, in particular, appeared for a January 2019 letter to the Paris Attorney General criticizing “intentionally offensive” his former boss Éliane Houlette. During the session, his supporters condemned “political retaliationof the Minister of Justice, is planneddestabilize PNF“.
The two sessions, held a few days apart, quickly turned to the settlement of scores between the deputy prosecutor of the RFA and his former boss. The disciplinary proceedings initiated by the minister are not progressing so far. Another PNF magistrate was acquitted without appearing, while Judge Levro was acquitted by the CSM, who noted that the keeper of the seals had placed him “objective situation of conflict of interest“.
Source: Le Figaro
