abstract:In an inquisitorial system of law the examining magistrate or investigating magistrate is a judge who carries out investigations into allegations of criminality and arranges prosecutions.
I'maskingyou questions, but you're perfectly rightnot to answer. It's an apprenticeshipagainstthat cursed quarterof an hour before the examining magistrate.
Adding to the party's woes, Mr Sarkozy, who has stayed out of the dispute in public, was questioned for 12 hours on Thursday by an examiningmagistrate over alleged illegal party donations during his 2007 presidential campaign.