PARIS —France plans to allow cameras into courtrooms for the first time as part of reforms to the country’s justice system, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said after a cabinet meeting.
Dupond-Moretti, a lawyer who joined President Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet last year, unveiled the draft bill that the government hopes will restore confidence in the courts.
“French people no longer have confidence in the country’s justice system,” Dupond-Moretti told reporters. “The publicity of the hearing is a great democratic guarantee.”
He cited a survey from French research institute Cevipof that found only 48% of French people had confidence in their judiciary, compared with 69% i…
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