(AFP) French lawmakers on Monday approved the creation of a national prosector’s office to combat terror, a key justice reform to boost the country’s response to the threat of attacks.
Under the legislation, passed at the first reading on a show of hands, the Parquet National Antiterroriste (PNAT) will start operating no later than January 1, 2020.
Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet praised the planned new body as a “strike force” against the “ever-present” threat of terrorism, three years after France’s deadliest attack claimed 130 lives in Paris.
