France is preparing a new bill to stop the “lone wolves”

The stabbing murder of a police officer prompted the French government to prepare a new bill to stop the recent profile of the Islamist terrorist: men who act alone, do not belong to a specific organization and become radicalized online.

In an interview published this Sunday by the “Jornal de Dimanche”, the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, announced that he will present a new law to the Council of Ministers on April 28, which will contain 19 articles, which joins those which are already in force a 2015 and another 2017, promulgated in full terrorist wave.

We are faced with “isolated individuals, increasingly young, off the radar of the secret services and without necessarily being in contact with already established Islamist networks, they use the Internet and social networks in a systematic way”Darmanin warns.

Among the new measures of the bill, the establishment of home visits by the authorities on the basis of a “serious threat”; close monitoring of radicalized people, who can be referred to psychiatric services; and capture satellite conversations.

In addition to the parliamentary procedure, the law can also pass through the courts, some specialists having questioned the constitutionality of certain measures.

The death of a 49-year-old policeman shocked a country accustomed to Islamist attacks. Since 2012, there have already been 269 deaths in attacks inspired by Islamic fundamentalism.

FIVE ORDERS

During a press conference held this Sunday, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, announced that a fifth person had been arrested this Sunday for his relationship with Jamel G., the man who murdered the police in 49 years old, mother of two daughters.

In total, two cousins, the father and a sympathetic couple have been placed in police custody since Friday to better understand the motives of the murderer.

Ricard said that Jamel G. has radicalized in recent months, adopting a more rigorous practice of Islam in total isolation, and had presented problems with depression last February., according to the testimony of the terrorist’s father.

“We are continuing to investigate to identify the accomplices, co-perpetrators or people who inspired him to commit the terrorist act”, declared the prosecutor, who indicated to work “closely” with the Tunisian authorities, country of origin of the attacker.

The prosecutor explained that they had found clear signs of an Islamist attack. Jamel shouted “Allah is great” when he stabbed Stephánie at the entrance to the police station and heard inspiring chants from the jihadists just before committing the attack in which he himself was killed after two shots. police fire.

MACRON’S ACHILLES HEEL

Delivery man and resident of peaceful Rambouillet in a studio he shared with his father, Jamel G. had a temporary work visa.

The fact of entering France without legal authorization inflamed the conservatives and the extreme right, who accused the government of Emmanuel Macron of being “lax” in the face of “illegal immigration”.

A year after the presidential elections, French voters are particularly concerned about security and the fight against terrorism, an issue that is only behind health, the fight against the pandemic and education.

A 86% of voters will take into account the policies to fight terrorism and insecurity proposed by each candidate, according to a poll released this Sunday.

In recent weeks, before the attack, Macron had become confused in making gestures and statements in favor of the police, announcing a significant strengthening of the latter.

However, many voters continue to perceive him as unstable on the security aspect, in which he is clearly ahead of the far right Marine Le Pen, one of the favorites in the 2022 trial.

(With information from EFE)

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