"Darmanin "took a position in a matter over which he has administrative power", said the complaint a copy of which was seen by AFP. In their complaint, the lawyers said they were "particularly outraged by the statements made by the justice minister" who publicly expressed "his compassion for Mr Sarkozy by emphasising the personal ties between them." The lawyers accused Darmanin of "implicitly offering" Sarkozy his "support.""
"A group of around 30 lawyers filed a complaint after Darmanin last week expressed his "sadness" at the conviction of one of his political mentors, ahead of Sarkozy's imprisonment. "I feel great sadness for President Sarkozy," Darmanin told broadcaster France Inter last week. "I was his colleague and cannot be insensitive to another man's distress." The complaint was filed late on Thursday with the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), which judges incumbent or former ministers for alleged offences committed while in office."
Around 30 lawyers filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the Republic accusing Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin of implicitly supporting former president Nicolas Sarkozy and compromising ministerial impartiality. Sarkozy received a five-year jail term for criminal conspiracy tied to an alleged plan for Moamer Kadhafi to fund his campaign. Darmanin publicly expressed sadness at the conviction, visited Sarkozy at La Santé prison despite a prosecutor's warning, and discussed the former president's security arrangements. The complaint alleges Darmanin took a position over a matter in his administrative remit, risking the impartiality and objectivity required of his office.
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