2023-07-08 03:05:08
France has passed a bill that would allow the cameras, microphones and GPS location of suspicious citizens’ phones and other devices in the country to be turned on remotely. If this becomes a law, the police can check anyone who is suspicious. If approved by a judge, the bill becomes law.
Journalists, lawyers, judges. Members of Parliament, doctors and sensitive workers are exempted from this rule. Only in the recent amendment have they been removed from the purview of this law. The police will get the permission to turn on the camera and microphone for six months only.
Such action will be taken only in very serious cases. That is for offenses punishable by imprisonment of up to five years. The bill, which was already approved by the Senate, has now been passed by the National Assembly. At the same time, many people have come forward once morest the new law. Chief among these is La Quadrature du Net, an organization that stands up for digital rights.
They allege that the law will be misused. They say that there is a fear that such a law will be applied once morest people like environmentalists and there is a possibility that in the future, less serious crimes will be included in the ambit of this law. They added that genetic registration, which was earlier adopted once morest sex offenders, is now applicable to everyone.
The law was passed as part of a broader justice reform bill. Authorities argue that the law was passed mainly as a law to deal with crimes like espionage. It is also noteworthy that such a law has been passed in the context of massive riots in the country.
Riots are currently taking place in Paris following the police shot and killed a teenager named Nahel. The defendants allege that the police killed Nahel, who is of African-Arab origin, because of racial hatred. There is also an allegation that the police behave rudely towards people of African and Arab origin.
After Nahel’s murder, massive protests took place across the country. In many places rioters set fire and there were widespread attacks on the police. Many malls, shops and houses were looted. Thousands of people were arrested following the riots. Meanwhile, there are indications that the protests are spreading to neighboring countries like Switzerland, Germany and Spain.
When Nahel and his friends were coming in an expensive car, the police stopped the car and one of the policemen pointed a gun at Nahel, thinking that he did not have a license. Fearing the same, the police opened fire when the vehicle moved forward. The police said that they fired to save passers-by.
Then the thirty-eight-year-old policeman who shot Nahel was arrested and charged with murder. Some news reports indicate that such racist attacks are reported from time to time in France. Reports indicate that most of the victims are of African origin. Many African countries were former colonies of France.
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