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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...
The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation following reports of jewellery that the minister who resigned from Culture had failed to declare to the High Authority for the transparency of public life
The daily "Liberation" said in April that the minister of culture resigned had omitted 19 pieces of jewellery, for a total amount of 420,000 euros, held since 2017, in her declaration of assets to the HATVP.
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