Saturday, December 17, 2005

[France] Senate gives thumbs-up to anti-terrorism law / Expatica, 15 Dec 2005

http://digbig.com/4frrr
"France's upper house of parliament adopted on Thursday a new anti-terrorism bill, rejecting several amendments by left-wing opposition parties who feared the effect on civil liberties and race relations. Partly inspired by British investigators' use of video footage to identify the suicide bombers in the July attacks In London, the law paves the way for increased use of surveillance cameras in public spaces such as train stations, churches and mosques, factories or nuclear plants."

PROJET DE LOI MoDIFI� par le s�nat relatif � la lutte contre le terrorisme et portant dispositions diverses relatives � la s�curit� et aux contr�les frontaliers. - http://ameli.senat.fr/publication_pl/2005-2006/109.html