The French president has also received the illiberal signal from his critics, but rejects it.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of “illiberalism” by critics of a controversial law protecting police officers and the way anti-Islamism is addressed. The president of the Brut The news site asked about these when in their answer, like Reuters quotes Macron also cited Hungary as an example.

We are not Hungary, Turkey or anything like that. I can’t let it be said that we are cutting down freedoms in the country

Said the president.

A law created to protect the police would prohibit police officers from being searched in such a way that they can be identified. Controversial raids have been carried out on mosques, among others, in search of Islamic religious extremists and terrorists.


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Nearly 100 policemen were injured in weekend protests in France



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A Syrian journalist was also injured during a demonstration in Paris.

More than one hundred thousand protested in seventy cities of France, with severe clashes



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More than 100,000 protested in 70 French cities on Saturday against the controversial amendment to the National Security Law. In Paris, the parade attempted to disrupt anarchist protesters, several of whom clashed with the police, at least 23 of whom were injured.