The French Constitutional Council approved the controversial bill “To Strengthen Respect for the Principles of the Republic”, or what is known as “the fight against separatist Islam,” with the exception of two articles.
The Constitutional Council, which is France’s highest judicial authority, said in a statement that 60 MPs and 60 members of the Senate submitted the law to it.
During the discussion of the law, council members rejected Article 16 of it regarding suspending the work of associations whose names are included in the closure procedures because the process may take 6 months and this violates the freedom of associations.
The members also rejected Article 26 regarding the procedures for granting or withdrawing a residence permit from a foreigner who declares his rejection of the principles of the Republic.
Right-wing political parties announced their intention to transfer the law to the Constitutional Council, claiming that it “does not fight the Islamists enough,” while left-wing parties confirmed that they would do the same, but because of “the law’s violation of the constitution.”
On July 23, France’s National Assembly (Parliament) finally adopted a bill ” To Strengthen Respect for the Principles of the Republic “.
The law prepared by the government of President Emmanuel Macron faces criticism such as that it targets Muslims, almost imposes restrictions on all aspects of their lives, and seeks to show some things that happen rarely as a chronic problem.
It also provides for the control of mosques and the associations responsible for their management, and imposes restrictions on the freedom of families to educate their children at home, as well as a ban on the wearing of headscarves in pre-university education institutions.
