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    21.05.2025

    Gérard Depardieu convicted for comments made by his lawyer, a worrying precedent


    On May 13, Gérard Depardieu was ordered to pay damages to the civil parties for allowing his lawyer to shout at them. This surprising ruling calls into question the very foundations of fair trial.

    Analysis by Philippe Goossens, in Le Figaro.

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