(en) France, Coordination of Anarchist Groups - IAL #102 -
Repression: Anti-terrorist law: hunting "the enemy within". (fr, it,
pt) [machine translation]
A new "exceptional" law strengthens the repressive legislative arsenal in France since
November 4, 2014. Under the pretext of the fight against terrorism it is added to an
already long list of 14 laws enacted since 1986, which circumscribes becoming over our
individual and fundamental freedoms. ---- Certainly France seems to quickly get used to
what had been proclaimed the exceptional start, as Vigipirate originally established in
1978 and would have "due" disappear and in fact persisted, making now "commonplace" the
presence of armed soldiers in the stations and airports. The new law also does not
exception and will not go away when the "jihadist threat" of Syria and Iraq will be no
more. The old recipe of fear still allows the extension of the "surveillance and
punishment" of the state. This climate of suspicion kept away people's legitimate
aspirations for social and economic justice.
So again brandishing the threat of terrorism, which by nature can only be vague and
elusive, the state still reacts once urgently taking steps ad hoc that have the dual
effect of restricting again any militant activity by declaring the potentially criminal
outset and shamelessly stigmatize the popular classes - especially those suburbs. Indeed
blur interpretive surrounding sections of the Act allows extensive use no real guarantee
comes limit.
Indeed, Manuel Valls, at the conference of 12 October 2012 in Marseille Alliance union of
the national police - one of the right-hander that is - said "The terrorist threat is
there, present on our soil (...) especially in our neighborhoods. Dozens of people are,
their profiles, likely to take action. This enemy within, we must fight ". Enough said!
The terrorist threat? Which One? That of a radical Islamism perhaps? Also no religion
preserves of terrorism, the fact of a particular brand, without naming allows to retract
the question of what terrorism is and a culprit in handy guy. Valls says it well: the
enemy is nestled in the "popular neighborhoods." Summarize; without sinking into loitering
the current interior minister could have announced that the "dangerous classes" are the
Muslim ? e ? s poor suburbs. That sociology elaborate!
Insider intention? Well, according to Valls there are individuals whose profile indicates
that they could take action. This conditional says a lot, but if it is to fight the "enemy
within", then everything is permitted!
What does Article 1 of the new law? " While French may be the subject of a ban on leaving
the territory where there are substantial grounds for believing that he plans:
"1 ? travel abroad for the purpose of participation in terrorist activities;
"2 Or travel abroad in a theater of operations of terrorist groups in conditions that
could lead to the undermining of public safety upon return on French territory.?
What is emphasized in this extract enables a very broad interpretation: in the end if you
believe that someone will become a terrorist without providing evidence, that is enough to
prevent movement. Moreover, terrorist activity is not named, so what kind of terrorism is
this?
Imagine this scenario: "We have strong reason to believe that an individual is affiliated
with the DGSE, organization notorious for its terrorist acts of sabotage - for example
against the Rainbow Warrior - which allows us to ban him leaving the territory "
Or: "A tourist wants to visit in Colombia, where the FARC are rampant; we think it may be
contaminated with their terrorist thought, we refuse him leave the country. "
From his first article, this law shows the extent of his dangerousness. It introduces a
very unhealthy loitering and contrary to human dignity and, further, even proposes the
withdrawal of the passport or identity document, hateful documents, but which nevertheless
allow free movement.
What about freedom of expression and of the press? Well Article 5 adjusts his account,
extract: Causing directly to terrorism or to publicly condoning such act is punishable by
five years imprisonment and a EUR 75,000 fine.
"When the facts are committed through the press or by broadcasting or communication to the
public online, the specific legal provisions governing those matters are applicable in
relation to the determination of those responsible.?
If you peel if only the net, we have to put a lot of people in prison! Especially at this
article is added to Article 6 defines what constitutes a "terrorist act", excerpt: It is a
terrorist act the fact preparatory to the commission of an offense referred to in II
therefore that the preparation of the offense intentionally in relation to an individual
enterprise aimed at seriously disturbing public order by intimidation or terror and it is
characterized by: " c) Consult usually one or more communication services online public
records or hold leading directly to the commission of terrorist acts or advocating "
Beware of sites you'll see, you're a ? e terrorist suspended! Again, this law does not
hesitate to hunt down "intentionality" that the State be honest policeman says he is a
political and policy is in place. If you have a font that reason by syllogisms we could
propose the following reasoning: the general strike is an act of sabotage of work,
sabotage is a terrorist act, anarchists advocate general strike, so these are terrorists:
let's put them in prison preventively.
Comrades, and all those who refuse this masquerade fight against this wicked law which
targets all safe! If the state criminalizes any challenge, not that he does not hesitate
to act criminally forget even as recently at the dam Testet.
Mathieu Montpellier
http://www.c-g-a.org/motion/loi-anti-terroriste-la-chasse-lennemi-interieur
