Sarkozy to reform judicial probe system

Article reports that President Nicolas Sarkozy unveilled plans on the 7 January 2009 to scrap the 200-year-old post of investigating magistrate in France, bringing to an end the crusading judicial approach that was once adopted by much of the rest of continental Europe.

BBC News, 7.1.09: Sarkozy announces justice reform http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7814992.stm

Wikipedia: Justice in France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_in_France

France24, 6.1.09: Speculation Paris is planning major justice reform http://www.france24.com/en/20090106-nicolas-sarkozy-announce-major-justice-reform-public-prosecutor-france

Wikipedia: Inquisitorial system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitorial_system

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