French
President Francois Hollande is to pass a Draconian law that would leave French
terrorists stateless.
As I
recall, the United Nations specified that no criminal or terrorist may be
stripped of their nationality despite their faults.
The law was
drafted following the Paris attacks last November, which killed 130 people.
Wanting tougher legal punishment for Jihadis, the French government needed the
law. Or maybe not.
The
National Assembly passed the legislation last Wednesday.
Local and
international analysts criticised the law for being draconian and divisive.
According to FT writer James Blitz, it strip terrorists of their nationality,
which can create a divide in the country as France has its own share of
immigrants.
Not
everyone in the French government agreed to the enactment of the law though.
Justice Christiane Taubira, France's Justice Minister, had resigned after the
enactment of the law. According to French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, he
was "philosophically uncomfortable" about passing the law.
Terrorism
is a serious crime. Many governments have passed proposals introducing new and
devastating laws against terrorists to quell down the numbers of militants
heading abroad to fight with extremist groups.
The new law
passed by France may only encourage terrorism as it also victimises
nationality. We'll just have to wait and see.
