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Former French justice minister convicted in breach-of-secrecy case

Jean-Jacques Urvoas was given a suspended one-month prison sentence for passing on secret details of a tax fraud and corruption investigation.  

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A French court found a former justice minister guilty Monday of passing on secret details of a tax fraud and corruption investigation to its target, handing him a suspended one-month prison sentence and a 5,000-euro ($5,450) fine, reports FRANCE 24.

Jean-Jacques Urvoas, 60, learned about the inquiry against his friend Thierry Solère, a rightwing lawmaker, while serving as justice minister under Socialist president François Hollande.

He was charged last year with breach of secrecy and ordered to stand trial at the Republican Court of Justice, which has jurisdiction over government officials.

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