(Radio France) France’s interior minister is to present a new law on Wednesday aimed at strengthening the 2017 anti-terrorism law. While the planned legislation has been in the pipeline for several weeks, the announcement comes shortly after last Friday’s terror attack on a police worker and ahead of elections where security looks set to be a prominent issue.
Key measures in the proposed bill include increased use of controversial computer algorithms to track down suspected terrorists, more home checks and extended surveillance of convicted terrorists on their release from prison.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin outlined the proposed legislation in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche newspaper over the weekend saying it would “strengthen the monitoring of former prisoners and better identify individuals who become radicalised on their own.”
