Thousands March in France Against 'Licence to Kill' Draft Law
The bill has drawn a 730,000-signature petition and criticism from rights groups, who say it would presume police force is legal.
- On Sunday, thousands of protesters marched in Paris against a proposed law on the legitimate use of violence that critics say would be a "licence to kill" for police and gendarmes.
- Deputies in the National Assembly approved the bill in July, which presumes law-enforcement officers acted legally when using force; it now awaits a Senate vote.
- Mathilde Panot of the France Unbowed party joined Amnesty International and the League of Human Rights at the protest, telling the crowd, "The police kill already."
- Amal Bentousi, whose brother Amine was shot by police in 2012, described the bill as a "licence to execute" intended to "reverse the burden of proof" in such incidents.
- Despite the National Assembly's law committee dismissing a 730,000-signature petition against the bill in July, scores of additional marches occurred across France this weekend.
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The bill that would grant a "presumption of self-defence" to police officers and gendarmes should be considered by the Senate in the fall and brought together thousands of concerned left-wing citizens throughout France on Sunday, 20 September.
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The Straits TimesThousands march in France against ‘licence to kill’ draft law
Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities on Sunday against a proposed law on the legitimate use of force that critics say would be a “licence to kill” for police and gendarmes. In July, deputies in the National Assembly approved the bill which says that any police official who uses force is assumed to have acted legally when using their weapon. It now faces a vote in the Senate. Politicians, rights groups and other activists …
Thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest against a proposed law on the legitimate use of violence, which critics say would give police and gendarmes a "license to kill."
Thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest against a proposed law on the legitimate use of violence, which critics say would give police and gendarmes a "license to kill."
There were demonstrations on Sunday throughout France against the proposed law on the presumption of legitimate use of weapons by the security forces. More than 10,000 people marched on Sunday.
The draft law on the presumption of legitimate use of weapons by law enforcement officials, which was submitted by the Republicans, had been adopted by the National Assembly in July.
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