Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday that it had launched an investigation into allegations of rape against French Development and French Minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, following two complaints. A first rape complaint was filed on May 25, which led to the investigation being launched on May 27. A second complaint was filed June 16, the prosecutor’s office said. Officials in the minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Zacharopoulou, a trained doctor, previously worked as a gynecologist before moving to politics. French media reported earlier that the allegations were related to her professional activity. Another newly appointed minister, Damien Abad, Minister of Solidarity and Disability, is already facing increasing pressure on rape allegations made by two women. Abad denied the allegations and said he had no intention of resigning from the government. read more The inquiry adds further pressure on the government of President Emanuel Macron following the weekend reversal in parliament. Voters on Sunday surrendered what is for France a sparsely suspended parliament, with Macron’s 44-seat center-majority lacking an absolute majority and the far-right and a broad left-wing coalition struggling to be the main opposition force, while the Conservatives will they could be kings. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Dominique Vidalon. Edited by Angus MacSwan Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
