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The Times: France is willing to break European human rights law to deport foreigners considered dangerous. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has proposed legislation aimed at expediting deportations, without waiting for appeals to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Should these deportations be judged to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights, France will pay a fine but will not allow the individuals back into the country. The legislation, which seeks to appeal to traditional centre and hard-right voters, will also extend the detention period without charges from 90 days to 18 months for those with a criminal record or those on an intelligence watchlist.
The proposed bill will come before the French Senate next month and the National Assembly in December. Critics argue that Darmanin’s stance threatens to compromise the pro-European values central to President Macron’s agenda.
Darmanin insists that national security is the priority and fines for breaking European law would be a “price worth paying.”
The entire article can be read at the link https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/france-ready-to-break-european-rights-law-on-deportation-npp67nf85
