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Facing corruption trial, Rachida Dati seeks to return to the judiciary

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Rachida Dati, a former French justice minister facing a corruption trial, has asked to return to the judiciary after losing municipal elections in Paris in March.
  • She has obtained a post as first deputy prosecutor in the central administration of justice, pending the required opinion from the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
  • The Justice Ministry said the appointment would follow the judiciary’s standard transparency procedure and that the justice minister would follow the council’s opinion.

Rachida Dati is seeking a return to France’s judiciary as she prepares to face trial for corruption. The former justice minister, who lost the Paris municipal elections in March, has requested reinstatement as a magistrate.

Dati, 60, currently serves as mayor of Paris’s 7th arrondissement for the conservative Republicans. According to Le Nouvel Observateur, she has obtained a post as first deputy prosecutor in the Justice Ministry’s central administration.

Her appointment still requires an opinion from the Superior Council of the Judiciary. The Justice Ministry said Dati had requested reinstatement “as a magistrate, as she is entitled to do,” and would soon be assigned through the standard transparency procedure used for judicial appointments.

The ministry added that the appointment would take place after the council’s opinion, which the justice minister would follow.

Ms. Dati has requested reinstatement as a magistrate, as she is entitled to do, and will soon be assigned through the standard transparency procedure for magistrates.

· French Justice MinistryThe ministry explained the procedure for Dati’s return to the judiciary.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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