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French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin with President Emmanuel Macron.

Video. France’s justice minister won't resign after outcry over girl’s murder

Updated: 08/06/2026 - 16:12 GMT+2

Gérald Darmanin will not resign, but he apologised for the handling of the primary suspect in an 11-year-old girl's murder and asked France's public prosecutors to re-examine the country's 70,000 legal complaints under review for alleged crimes against children.

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