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France's Justice Minister Refuses to Resign After 11-Year-Old Girl's Killing Linked to Judicial Lapses
Gerald Darmanin rejected calls to step down on June 8 and directed prosecutors to review 70,000 pending complaints involving alleged crimes against children.
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France's justice minister Gerald Darmanin refused to resign on June 8 after public outrage over judicial lapses in the handling of the suspect in an 11-year-old girl's killing. Darmanin ordered prosecutors to re-examine the 70,000 legal complaints under review across France for alleged crimes against children.
The government is now looking towards measures to introduce to avoid any such tragedy to happen again.
France 24's James André reported on the developments.
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