France seeks unity and resists calls to toughen terror laws - News Summed Up

France seeks unity and resists calls to toughen terror laws


French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday rejected opposition calls to further harden anti-terrorism legislation afterthe country's second jihadist attack in two weeks. The French president said that changes made to legislation already gave authorities sufficient "capacity to act". Photo: AFPThe Local/AFP · 27 Jul 2016, 10:45Published: 27 Jul 2016 10:45 GMT+02:00Updated: 27 Jul 2016 10:45 GMT+02:00The French president is under pressure to harden France laws to fight terror, but after the latest terror attack François Hollande insists unity is more vital for France than "restricting freedoms". "After each terror attack, we cannot just invent a new law," said Valls who warned about the danger of descending into a "war of religions". All religious leaders calledfor more security at places of worship, but they were keen to stress their unity.


Source: The Local July 27, 2016 08:37 UTC



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