An amendment to draft anti-terrorism law has restored some of aspects that had been rejected by Senate, as judged to be unclear.
The mps, gared Wednesday, September 13, in committee on laws to review draft anti-terrorism act, adopted an amendment, pushed by government, which broadens grounds for closure of a place of worship. This closure could now be based on “ideas and ories” that will be disseminated for purposes of supporting terrorism and not just by existence of” written ” or ” remarks “.
The draft anti-terrorism law aims to adapt common law some measures of state of emergency to move it to 1st of November. These notions of” ideas and ories “, ” contours undecided “, had been rejected by Senate.
” incitement to violence, commission of acts of terrorism, or condoning of such acts are most often insidious, such as reference to such-and-such a ologian advocating se ideas, or even mere presence of a Web link on site of place of worship to a book relaying se ideas “, justified minister of interior, Gérard Collomb.
In his amendment, government cites example of mosque of Ecquevilly, Yvelines, closed during a state of emergency ” because of presence in his library of books legitimizing jihad or stoning of women “.
Appeal against closure of mosque in Torcy
The association managing mosque in Torcy (Seine-et-Marne), closed on 11 April in framework of state of emergency, brought an action in summary proceedings, have informed on Wednesday 19 April, and its lawyers. Installed since 2003 in prefabricated buildings, mosque could accommodate up to 500 worshippers. But according to prefectural decree which has pronounced its closure, it was ” a place of worship where were advocated a radical ideology, as well as incentives for jihad “. “The measure is clearly, appropriately, a few days before start of trial about cell of Cannes-Torcy” and “in an electoral context is widely known,” argue lawyers of association, Me William Bourdon and Me Vincent Brengarth. The review of ir application must take place on Friday, April 21, at 11 a.m. in front of administrative court of Melun (Seine-et-Marne).
Sixteen closures since November 2015
execution of closure, for a maximum duration of six months, with a period of 48 hours, which allows manager of place of worship to file a suspensive appeal with administrative court, says amendment.
An amendment to mps LR, also voted in committee, provides for punishment of three years imprisonment and a 45 000 € fine any reopening clandestine place of worship closed.
Sixteen places of worship were closed in framework of state of emergency post-attacks in 2015, which led rapporteur Raphaël Gauvain (REM) that re has not been a “disproportionate use” of this opportunity. Only France insubordinate, by including Ugo Bernalicis, tried to delete article for closures, administrative, deeming it ” freedom of worship basic “.
