French protesters win on security law
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Lawmakers from French President Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 party will rewrite the most criticized article of a proposed security law, involving a measure aimed at banning the publication of images of police officers with intent to cause them harm.
The move comes after tens of thousands of protesters marched on Saturday in Paris and across the country to reject the draft law.
In an apparent effort to quell criticism, the head of Macron鈥檚 party at the National Assembly, Christophe Castaner, said on Monday 鈥渢here is a need to clarify the measure.鈥
鈥淲e are going to propose a new, complete rewrite of the article 24.鈥
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin refused to simply withdraw the controversial Article 24.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 have a fetish for numbers ... but I do have a fetish for protecting police and gendarmes,鈥 Darmanin said Monday before a parliamentary commission. Police on special operations 鈥渁re not protected enough ... We must absolutely keep it. Protecting the police and protecting the press are not in competition.鈥
The current article would criminalize the publishing of images of police with the intent of harming their 鈥減hysical or psychological integrity,鈥 punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros (US$53,000).
The government said the measure is needed to better protect police officers from online calls from violence.
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