In a genuine democracy, justice should be the citizen's shield against the abuse of power, but in a world increasingly dominated by money, influence and backstage games, an uncomfortable question arises: "can a judge still be truly independent?", says former French ambassador and MP Laurent Dominati, in an article published on the website lesfrancais.press. The cited source states that justice has a price, but asks what it is, in the context in which tens of millions of dollars have recently