"We can't lock people up on the basis of mere suspicion, or suspicion of suspicion," minister for parliamentary relations Jean-Marie Le Guen said on Tuesday. Photo: AFPAFP · 20 Jul 2016, 08:38Published: 20 Jul 2016 08:38 GMT+02:00Lawmakers in the French parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to extend the state of emergency for a further six months. France's National Assembly voted by a huge majority early Wednesday for a proposed law that would extend the state ofemergency for six months following last week's massacre in Nice. "While this government is in place in France, there will be no detention of suspects for an indeterminate duration," he said. After seven-hours of at times tense debate, the parliament voted early on Wednesday morning in favour of the law 489 to 26 -- the fourth time the state of emergency has been prolonged.

Source: The Local July 20, 2016 04:52 UTC