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On Tuesday 16 September 2025, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it had opened an investigation into the declaration of Rachida Dati's heritage. The Minister of Culture is accused of concealing jewellery worth 420,000 euros.
The French Justice investigates the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, for not including jewels in her declaration of heritage, reports AFP, who cites the Paris Prosecutor’s Office, in a new case against the official. Government members must declare their assets and interests to the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP) when they take office. In April, an investigation by the Libération newspaper stated that Dati did not inc…
French prosecutors probe culture minister over luxury jewellery
French prosecutors said on Tuesday they had launched a probe following reports that Rachida Dati, the outgoing culture minister who is campaigning to become the mayor of Paris next year, failed to declare luxury jewellery.
"Liberation" said in April that the candidate for the Paris City Hall had omitted pieces of jewellery in her declaration of assets. At the beginning of May, the elected woman assured that she had "nothing to regularize" in the latter. - Rachida Dati targeted by an investigation for "non-declaration" of jewellery to the HATVP (Policy).
As the "Liberation" revealed in April, the Minister of Culture and Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris did not declare to the High Authority for transparency a series of luxury objects: watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings...
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