François Fillon: the case of fictitious jobs examined this Wednesday by the Court of Cassation. A decisive step, which will see the sentences handed down in May 2022 become final or, on the contrary, could open the door to another trial.

The three protagonists have always protested their innocence since the explosion of “Penelopegate” in 2017. The attorney general ruled in favor of rejecting all the criticisms made except one, and he proposed a legal solution which would close the case, a source close to the case said.