The Paris attorney general assured Thursday that she had received "no instruction from the executive power" to influence the Fillon affair, after remarks by the ex-chief of the national financial parquet Eliane Houlette which have aroused accusations of " instrumentalization "of justice.

"In the Fillon case, as in all other files under my hierarchical control, I did not receive any instructions from the Directorate of Criminal Affairs and Pardons (DACG), no instructions from the executive power and (...) I did not have never relayed a request from the Keeper of the Seals or the executive power to influence a procedure ", said Catherine Champrenault, the Attorney General of Paris, before the National Assembly's commission of inquiry on the independence of justice .

This statement comes after remarks by the former head of the national financial prosecutor Eliane Houlette which have raised accusations of "instrumentalization" of justice.

François and Pénélope Fillon were found guilty Monday, during their trial for suspicions of fictitious jobs, sentenced to five years in prison, two of which closes for the first, and to 3 years of suspended prison for the second. The couple said they will appeal their conviction.