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May 20, 2016

France Extends State of Emergency for Two Months
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The French Parliament has voted to extend the country's state of
emergency for another two months. The emergency measures were approved
following the November 13 attacks in Paris, giving President François
Hollande a sweeping expansion of state powers, including measures that
permit police raids without a warrant. Parliament member André
Chassaigne spoke out against the extension of the emergency measures.

André Chassaigne: "People have been called into question about things
that have nothing to do with the fight against terrorism. The executive
power lets itself continue dangerously enforcing the state of emergency
for measures that are destroying freedom, what's more of a means to an
end, other than a fight against terrorism."

Topics:France

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