French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti will have to stand trial in a conflict of interest case that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government, his lawyers said Monday, adding they had immediately appealed the move to bring the minister to court.
Dupond-Moretti was last year charged with abusing his position as minister to settle scores with legal opponents. He became the first sitting French justice minister to be charged in a legal probe.
