France to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors after girl's death
Darmanin ordered prosecutors to review outstanding child sexual violence complaints after 70,000 cases drew outrage over missed warnings in one girl’s death.
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France's coordinator insoubted BFMTV-RMC denounces Gérald Darmanin's "demagogy" after the death of 11-year-old Lyhanna. He also believes that Gérald Darmanin "exones his own responsibility, which is a political responsibility".
France to review 70,000 child sex abuse claims after fury over girl’s murder
Prosecutors have until mid-July to examine all active investigations involving minors French prosecutors have been ordered to review all ongoing complaints involving violence against minors after the murder of an 11-year-old girl exposed major failures in the justice system. Last week, police discovered the body of a girl named Lyhanna in an abandoned grain silo...
Last week, in southern France, the body of eleven-year-old Lyhanna was found. Several charges for rape have already been filed against her suspected murderer. Now, the government is investigating some 70,000 cases concerning crimes against minors.
French Minister of Justice Gerald Darmanin said on Monday that he asked prosecutors to reconsider 70,000 charges of violence against minors under investigation, after the wave of outrage caused by the death of an 11-year-old girl who had been reported missing, reports the French press.
France: Schoolgirl’s murder sparks outrage over judicial failings
A silent march was held in France on Sunday in memory of an 11-year-old girl whose suspected murder has sparked outrage across the country. The body of the girl, named as Lyhanna, was found last week after she went missing on May 29 near the southwestern town of Fleurance. Anger grew after it emerged that the main suspect had previously been accused of sexually abusing children, but that police had failed to act.
After a new arrest, the Minister of Justice reacknowledges a “terrible failure of the State and justice” and asks the magistrates for quick results in their investigations
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