France: How the “war on drugs” is turbo-charging surveillance powers (www.statewatch.org)

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

In the midst of the media uproar over drug trafficking, a law on “drug trafficking” is passing through Parliament. In reality, this text does not only apply to the sale of narcotics and leads to a heavy reinforcement of the surveillance capacities of the intelligence and judicial police. It is one of the most repressive and dangerous texts of recent years. This law could notably give even more powers to repress activism.

This bill was adopted unanimously in the Senate, with the support of the Socialists, the Ecologists and the Communists, and will now be discussed in the National Assembly. La Quadrature du Net is calling for urgent mobilization to raise awareness of the dangers of this text and to push left-wing parties to reject it.

for the rest of the article ☞ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2025/02/27/all-out-mobilization-against-the-french-war-on-drugs-law/

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