PARIS — French prosecutors are seeking to drop all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief, in a case involving an alleged hotel prostitution ring.
The prosecutor’s office in the northern city of Lille, where the case is based, said Tuesday that there is not enough evidence to maintain charges of aggravated pimping against Strauss-Kahn.
A panel of judges will make the final decision in the case, which put Strauss-Kahn back in the spotlight after his arrest in New York in May 2011 based on allegations by a hotel maid that he had sexually assaulted her. He resigned as IMF chief before those charges were dropped.
A lawyer for Strauss-Kahn, Henri Leclerc, said Tuesday’s announcement shows the weakness of the current case against his client.
The decision by the prosecutor’s office followed a ‘‘deep and meticulous analysis’’ of the 33 files that form the case, a statement said.
Prosecutors are asking that a dozen other people go to trial in the case centered on an alleged prostitution ring working out of a hotel in Lille.