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Sarkozy Presents Anti-Terror Bill
 France's interior minister presented a long-awaited anti-terrorism bill to Cabinet on Wednesday, rejecting allegations that it would trample on civil liberties. The bill would stiffen prison sentences for convicted terrorists, allow police to monitor citizens who travel to countries known for terror training camps, and broaden the use of surveillance cameras. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who has led the effort to strengthen France's laws against terrorism in response to the July bombings in London, rejected claims the proposed measures will create a police state.Similar concerns have been raised by legal experts and activists in the United States about the Patriot Act, which authorized expanded surveillance of terror suspects, increased use of material witness warrants to hold suspects incommunicado and secret proceedings in immigration cases. "My job is to ensure the safety of people," Sarkozy told reporters following Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Posted by: Fred 2005-10-27 |
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