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France's justice minister urgently summons top prosecutors

Original: Darmanin réunit les procureurs généraux "en urgence". Le ministre de la justice va demander aux 36 hauts magistrats du p

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has convened France's 36 procureurs généraux for an urgent meeting, asking them to show "firmness" in the criminal response to violence during high school protests, according to Le Figaro. The move extends his tough stance on protest-related violence, which has already drawn criticism over its application to farmers and other demonstrators.

Why now: The government's call for harsher prosecution of protest violence is fueling debate over civil liberties and judicial independence.

Gérald DarmaninFrench Ministry of Justiceprocureurs générauxLe Figaro

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• Darmanin réunit les procureurs généraux "en urgence". Le ministre de la justice va demander aux 36 hauts magistrats du pays de faire preuve de "fermeté" dans la réponse pénale face à des "violences" commises lors des manifs pour les lycées, selon le Figaro. Les agriculteurs… · paul_denton · 59

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