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The National Assembly unanimously votes the new offense of "separatism"

2021-02-04T23:10:17.492Z


The unanimous National Assembly on Thursday evening gave the green light to the new offense of " separatism ", one of the flagship measures of the bill " reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic ", wanted by Emmanuel Macron. On the fourth day of consideration of this text which targets radical Islamism, the deputies adopted its article 4 by 130 votes in favor and 4 abstentions. It pl


The unanimous National Assembly on Thursday evening gave the green light to the new offense of "

separatism

", one of the flagship measures of the bill "

reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic

", wanted by Emmanuel Macron.

On the fourth day of consideration of this text which targets radical Islamism, the deputies adopted its article 4 by 130 votes in favor and 4 abstentions.

It plans to punish with five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros any person threatening, violating or intimidating an elected official or an agent of the public service with the aim of totally or partially evading the rules of public services.

If the offense is committed by a foreigner, a ban on French territory may be pronounced.

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These provisions should make it possible to penalize communitarian pressure and are part of the measures prepared by the government after the assassination last October of the teacher Samuel Paty, who had suffered threats after showing caricatures of Muhammad to his students.

The parliamentarians debated at length the support of agents.

They had already added in committee that the administration itself could file a complaint against such threats, violence or intimidation against one of its agents.

Rather than a simple faculty, the Assembly voted Thursday the obligation of such a complaint by the hierarchical superior, but after the collection of the consent of the victim.

"

The hierarchy must get involved, we must not leave the public official alone,

" said Cécile Untermaier of the PS group, at the origin of the debate.

"

State administrations have the unfortunate tendency to put dust under the carpet

", added Jean-Christophe Lagarde (UDI), in favor of the obligation to complain like other elected officials from various sides.

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Former manager at the ANPE then at Pôle Emploi, Florence Granjus (LREM) testified to having been attacked twenty years ago in her duties, without daring to file a complaint.

Co-rapporteur Laurence Vichnievsky (MoDem) underlined that she wanted "to

give a strong signal to protect officers

".

But "

sometimes

" they do not want there to be a complaint, hence the addition of the need for the consent of the victim.

"

We think of Samuel Paty

", "

at worst

" but "

there are situations where (the complaint) is not useful

" and "

the victim does not want

", also estimated the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti, relying on the "

wisdom

" of the deputies.

In the process, and without retouching it, the deputies validated the creation of an offense of obstructing the function of teacher, aimed at pressure and insults.

The measure was added in committee at the initiative of Annie Genevard (LR), despite the reluctance of the government.

Mr. Dupond-Moretti indicated that he was pursuing a “

work of co-construction

” in connection with the deputy and that he hoped to find “

the right text

” during the continuation of the parliamentary course of the bill.

Source: lefigaro

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