Éric Halphen (born 10 October 1959) is a French judge best known as the investigating magistrate in the
Paris
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ian low-cost housing scandals of the 1990s.
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* 1959. (5 October) Born at
Clichy-la-Garenne
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(
Hauts-de-Seine
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). Later received his baccalaureat in literature at
Versailles
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, and studied law at Assas.
* 1982. Graduated from the
Chartres
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, at the time run by Didier Schuller and Patrick Balkany, close associates of
Charles Pasqua
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Le Monde
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. Halphen relaunched the HLM inquiry, and in March 2001 summoned president Chirac to give testimony in the case, although Chirac refused claiming that it would be incompatible with his duties as president.
In September 2001 the court of appeal ruled that Halphen did not have sufficient grounds to reopen the case and overturned all its findings. He was removed from the investigations and replaced with judge Armand Riberolles.
In January 2002 Halphen announced that he was quitting his position as judge and turned to writing. He was a vocal supporter of
's presidential campaign, later distancing himself after Chevènement fell in with the political right. He is a member of
Roland Castro
Roland Castro (16 October 1940 – 9 March 2023) was a French architect and political activist.
Biography
Roland Castro was born in Limoges on 16 October 1940.
By the end of 1966 he was a member of the editorial committee of ''Melp!'', the Éc ...
's 'Mouvement de l'Utopie Concrète'.
Bibliography
* 2002 : ''Sept ans de solitude'' (''Seven Years of Solitude''),
Editions Gallimard
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Corruption scandals in the Paris region
In the 1980s and 1990s there were, in the Paris region (ÃŽle-de-France), multiple instances of alleged and proved political corruption cases, as well as cases of abuse of public money and resources. Almost all involved were members of the conserva ...