He had already received the lawyers last spring

Acute discomfort of justice or "datiïte" Last week, the President of the Republic had to ride in the front line by receiving the first Union of judges. He had already received the lawyers last spring. Anger, misunderstanding... The State of grace seems completed Rachida Dati. The Minister of Justice has yet known surf all on his high popularity and the poor image of justice in public opinion for nearly eighteen months. And nothing seems to have changed: pregnant, the icon of the desired diversity displayed by Nicolas Sarkozy is always popular. And if the judges were denounce top and very "abuses their independence", the message is difficult to pass since Outreau. So where is the bug Of course, having drawn all eyes, it crystallizes all the criticism. And Rachida Dati pays suddenly both its heavy deficiencies but also a sick justice itself and the inconsistency of the criminal policy of the Government.

With the head of State, the market was simple: the Minister of Justice was first to assert its authority to professionals strongly attached to their independence and then to coax them to establish its credibility. Phase 1 has been met, but phase 2 sentence to be triggered. And, for the first time, the Minister seems to hesitate between authority and understanding. Thus, it is Nicolas Sarkozy who had to intervene to ask the public prosecutor of the Court of appeal of Paris to file a motion to rectify the serious error of the release of a suspected rapist. The Minister "did not intend responding to hot", she explained to trade unions. A first for who is just alleged inappropriate statements and asked in champion of the defence of victims. At the Elysee Palace, attempting to get the message: "Should not that clouds are always in the same place", said a relative of the head of State. A way of saying that the Minister of Justice must now learn how to manage only discontent of professionals.

Yet Rachida Dati did not went hand dead for his power. As if seeking by every means to prevail, she mistook authority and authoritarianism: magistrates summoned place Vendôme, heads of court rudoyés... These éminences had never experienced such treatment. Stories run the courthouse on this President of Court of appeal lectured before peers or the high magistrate falling to bare on learning in meeting the name of his successor. Self-confident, Minister downplayed the events, as even the anger that was "State of soul of judges".

States of mind, the judges have long. The malaise affecting the judicial institution is old and deep. Outreau was the developer. Rachida Dati has recovered a judicial institution in a State of deep, but unable to question the Blues. Leading reforms desired by Nicolas Sarkozy drum beating judicial map, sentences floors, retention of security , the Minister of Justice did not have time nor envy to therapist. On the contrary, the divorce of public opinion and his justice was served to her. It is not a coincidence if Nicolas Sarkozy has put immigration issue woman in a large sovereign Department to push through the heavy security reforms or taking in wrong way a judicial world marked by strong conservatism. "There is a responsibility of Nicolas Sarkozy who has appointed him place Vendôme." "On receiving the unions of magistrates in the Elysee Palace, he wanted to demonstrate that the policy of the Minister of Justice was his own", analysis close to the President of the Republic. That Act. The judges, such as lawyers, have understood that they could no longer count on their Minister to protect. Strangely, it is this reversal of the situation that places Rachida Dati in first line, because it prevents him from establishing his credibility. As the Minister of Justice must manage at the same time of conflicting situations: a harsh penal policy desired by the President of the Republic and suicides in overcrowded prisons which move at just the title public opinion.

Mechanically, floors sentences Act supported by a firm statement to attorneys to systematically appeal judgments not applying the minimum sentence (while the judge, according to the law, the possibility to reject it) has things worse in prisons. Recently, the anger of the judges was driven by several initiatives of the keeper of the seals, such as the convening of the attorneys for their statistics found disappointing on the floors punishment. The Chancery had on the prison Bill to soften this repressive deemed criminal policy and probably also a little empty prisons becoming a powder keg. Las, the project first announced to the re-entry is deferred. At the time, Rachida Dati faces the suicide of a prisoner for sixteen years at Metz and convenes the magistrates at night.

By speaking directly to Nicolas Sarkozy, the judges do are not mistaken. They know that, as a good soldier, Rachida Dati apply policy by his mentor who can drop it without to disavow. They also know that, with these contradictions must be well found officials to public opinion. And that this could be, once again.