Court clears France’s justice minister of conflict of interest

Eric Dupond-Moretti had denied wrongdoing (Pool/AP)

A special court has cleared France’s justice minister of a conflict of interest, ruling he was not guilty of having used his office to settle personal scores.

Once a high-profile lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti was accused of abusing his position to order probes targeting magistrates who investigated him, his friends and his former clients.