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The Council of State validates the use of drones by the police

2023-05-24T17:12:16.575Z

Highlights: Council of State says there is "no serious doubt" about the legality of the decree. The Association for the Defence of Constitutional Freedoms says the decree is in line with French and European law. The Council of State has approved the use of drones to carry out surveillance in the event of an emergency. The decision was made by the Court of Justice of the French Republic, which has the power to approve or disapprove of any action taken in relation to the surveillance of the public in France. The decree was approved by the Supreme Court of France, which is the highest court in the country, and was signed on May 1.


The highest French administrative court had been seized by the Association for the Defence of Constitutional Freedoms.


The Council of State on Wednesday validated the use of drones equipped with cameras by the police, said the highest French administrative court in a statement. The judge of the Council of State, who had been seized by the Association for the Defence of Constitutional Freedoms (Adelico), considered that there was "no serious doubt about the legality" of the decree published in April.

'No serious doubts about legality'

The Adelico asked the administrative court to urgently suspend the decree, under which prefects had authorized the overflight of the processions of May 1st.

According to the Council of State, there is "no serious doubt about the legality of this decree given the guarantees that the legal framework defined by the law and the decree offers as to compliance with the requirements for the protection of privacy and personal data under French and European law". The respect, by each prefectural authorization, of these requirements remains, in addition, "subject to the control of the administrative judge", recalls the Council of State.

Source: lefigaro

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