Lyhanna affair: Gérald Darmanin seizes the Superior Council of the Judiciary for disciplinary proceedings

The Lyhanna affair resurfaces in the heart of autumn. The Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, has just contacted the prosecutor's office of the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the substitute of the Auch prosecutor's office, Sophie C.S, following the Lyhanna affair. The main suspect, Jérôme Barella, was indicted for murder and rape of a minor under 15 years old.

It is in light of the submission of the third report on the functioning of the Auch public prosecutor's office and the administrative investigation targeting a substitute of this same public prosecutor's office that the Minister of Justice made his decision to prosecute the magistrate before the prosecutor's office of the CSM. All the reports and investigations conclude that there are professional inadequacies and serious dysfunctions. It is now up to the CSM to conduct hearings, including that of the magistrate who, to date, has not been able to be heard for medical reasons. The latest report should be made public…