Paris police ban anti-Islamic demonstrationThe Police Prefecture of Paris has banned a demonstration in which participants intended to demand "driving out Islamists from the country." The action was to be held on January 18 in the center of Paris, on the Place de la Bourse. According to political observers, the organizers put forward extremely anti-Islamic slogans, which could lead to numerous incidents in the course of its implementation. However, official reasons for the ban were not given, TASS reports. The mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Jacques Boutault, welcomed the government's decision, stressing that "racism is not a solution to problems" and "freedom of speech ends where an attack on individuals or groups of people begins." French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said today that in the near future she was going to stiffen laws against racism and anti-Semitism.
The Police Prefecture of Paris has banned a demonstration in which participants intended to demand "driving out Islamists from the country."
The action was to be held on January 18 in the center of Paris, on the Place de la Bourse. According to political observers, the organizers put forward extremely anti-Islamic slogans, which could lead to numerous incidents in the course of its implementation. However, official reasons for the ban were not given, TASS reports.
The mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Jacques Boutault, welcomed the government's decision, stressing that "racism is not a solution to problems" and "freedom of speech ends where an attack on individuals or groups of people begins."
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said today that in the near future she was going to stiffen laws against racism and anti-Semitism.
