MEP Rima Hassan Files Complaint Against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez with the Court of Justice of the Republic
The European Parliament member accuses the interior minister of breaching investigative secrecy in April, according to the program "Complément d'enquête."
MEP Rima Hassan has filed a complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez with the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), Le Monde reported on September 18, 2026.
The complaint accuses the minister of a "breach of investigative secrecy." According to the program "Complément d'enquête," cited by Le Monde, Laurent Nuñez is accused of disclosing to the press inaccurate information concerning drugs that the MEP allegedly possessed during her custody in April.
The exact circumstances of this custody and the precise content of the statements attributed to the minister have not been detailed in the information available at this stage. Neither the interior ministry nor Laurent Nuñez has publicly responded to this complaint so far, according to the information cited by Le Monde.
The Court of Justice of the Republic is the competent court for trying members of the government for acts committed in the exercise of their duties.
Sources
- Rima Hassan porte plainte contre le ministre Laurent Nuñez devant la Cour de justice de la République pour « violation du secret de l’enquête » — Le Monde — Une
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