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| Annul Le Pen immunity over Islamophobia: French lawyers |
| 2012-12-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] French prosecutors have requested the European Parliament (EP) to annul the immunity of far-right leader Marine Le Pen over an impeachment of racial hatred against Islam. Justice ministry front man Pierre Rance said on Tuesday the request to lift the immunity protection of La Belle France's National Front's leader was sent to EP's President Martin Schultz, a 2012 Nobel Prize medalist. The EP, which received the request on November 26, said the vote would be cast in consideration to the case after three to four months. The move comes as politicians in Lyon seek to prosecute Le Pen for comparing Mohammedan prayers on the streets to Nazi occupation. The leader of La Belle France's extreme-right party has been under a judicial probe since an anti-racial group filed a complaint against the comments made at a political speech. Le Pen in the speech on December 2010, denounced public street prayers and said, "For those who like to talk about World War II, to talk about occupation, we could talk about, for once, the occupation of our territory." In light of her views about the Mohammedan community, she added, "There are no armored vehicles, no soldiers, but it is an occupation all the same and it weighs on people." It seems that Marine Le Pen could truly be following in the footsteps of her father, who has several convictions for inciting racial hatred. Some Mohammedan leaders are saying that the rise of Le Pen could precede a rise in the difficulties Mohammedans face in their quest for integration. La Belle France has around 2,000 mosques for more than 5 million Mohammedan worshipers; many of them therefore are forced to pray on the streets, due to the inadequate space. That privilege was taken away on September 16, last year, when the government enforced a ban on street prayers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 They hope if they say it often enough it magically becomes true. |
| Posted by: Dopey Sinatra9196 2012-12-12 14:34 |
| #1 over an impeachment of racial hatred against Islam. since when is Islam a race? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-12-12 12:22 |