Jean Castex – Jacques Witt / SIPA
Three weeks were finally enough for the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) to address an objection to Jean Castex himself. While the Prime Minister had asked, on March 26, the CSM to investigate possible breaches of ethics by magistrate Patrice Amar, the latter announced on Friday that he would not investigate, this does not fit “in its attributions “
The CSM estimated, in a deliberation published online, that the Prime Minister “does not denounce him facts justifying disciplinary proceedings” and that it therefore does not “fall within his remit” to investigate this magistrate. The Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti launched in September an administrative investigation targeting three PNF magistrates, including his ex-chief Eliane Houlette and Patrice Amar, to “verify whether any breaches had been committed” during investigations intended to identify the “Mole” who could have informed Nicolas Sarkozy that he was wiretapped in a corruption case.
Eliane Houlette will be entitled to her investigation
The Minister of Justice, lawyer at the time of this case, was then deported in favor of Prime Minister Jean Castex, to whom the investigation of the General Inspectorate of Justice (IGJ) was handed over.
At the end of March, after receiving the IGJ’s report, Mr. Castex announced to seize the CSM for “suspected disciplinary offenses” concerning Ms. Houlette in the so-called “fadettes” case.
In the case of Patrice Amar, he considered that “various elements” were “likely to give rise to serious doubt as to the respect of his ethical obligations” and had asked the CSM to investigate in order, “if necessary, to draw conclusions. disciplinary consequences ”.
In its press release, the CSM said on Friday that it would look into the case of Eliane Houlette.