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A French court has blocked a controversial proposal to restrict the filming of police officers. It envisaged five-year prison terms and fines of up to $90,000 for those who caused police officers to be identified during operations. Read More France's Constitutional Council ruled on Thursday that the text of the proposal was too vague. It said the bill failed to specify whether the ban related only to live operations or also to past ones, and did not make clear what constituted a police operation. The council said it was unclear whether any malevolent intent to identify officers was grounds...

French court blocks police filming ban in Macron security law Issued on: 20/05/2021 - 19:06 Protests against the law turned violent at the end of last year Christophe ARCHAMBAULT AFP 3 min Paris (AFP) France's top constitutional authority said on Thursday it had rejected a key article of a new security law that could see prosecutions of people who publish footage of police officers in action. Sending President Emmanuel Macron's government back to the drawing board, the Constitutional Council said that lawmakers who passed the controversial legislat...

Le Premier secrétaire du PS, présent mercredi à la manifestation des policiers, s’est attiré les foudres de la gauche, en plein débat sur la sécurité et la justice. Il plaide pour une expression « malheureuse ».

French police demand greater protection after officer's killing AFP 5 hrs ago © THOMAS COEX Police officers say they risk their lives daily Thousands of French police officers rallied in Paris on Wednesday demanding better protection and harsher punishment for attacks against them, two weeks after the killing of an officer sent shockwaves through the force. Police unions had called for the gathering after officer Eric Masson was shot dead earlier this month while investigating activity at a known drug-dealing site in the southern city of Avignon. The death of the 36-year-old father-of-tw...

Angry French police hold huge, emotional rally at parliament ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Police officers demonstrate Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Paris. French police, feeling angry, vulnerable to attacks and useless, are holding an unusual demonstration Wednesday outside parliament to press for a law that protects the protectors.Michel Euler/APShow MoreShow Less 2of14Police officers demonstrate with blue flares Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Paris. French police, feeling angry, vulnerable to attacks and useless, are holding an unusual demonstration Wed...