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Raids in French probe on alleged misuse of murdered teacher's fund

Members of the public stand in front of a photograph depicting French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty as they attend a tribute ceremony in Eragny-sur-Oise, northwestern Paris, on October 16, 2021, held one year after Paty was beheaded by an extremist. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

French investigators have searched the homes of a journalist and a former senior official over allegations of embezzlement from a fund set up in memory of a teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical.

The controversy is casting a shadow over Marlene Schiappa, minister for the social economy and associations and a high-profile figure in President Emmanuel Macron's government, who set up the fund.

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