Turkey s Erdogan slams French security bill as guillotine of democracy
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Turkish government on March 29, 2021 in Ankara Adem Altan AFP/Archivos Text by: David Coffey with RFI 2 min Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a planned French legislation designed to counter Islamist separatism as a guillotine of democracy. Advertising Read more
The draft bill has been criticised both inside France and abroad for stigmatising Muslims and giving the state new powers to limit speech and religious groups.
Speaking in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan said, The adoption of this law, which is openly in contradiction of human rights, freedom of religion and European values, will be a guillotine blow infl
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