The French government intends to introduce amendments to the French Constitution in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of at least 130 people.
The amendments, which the French government seeks to pass, will also allow for the revocation of French citizenship from dual nationals who are proven in court to be terrorists.
Commenting on these plans today in Paris, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that what the Council of Ministers agreed upon in its meeting with French President François Hollande is a "symbolic measure."
The Council of Ministers met with French President François Hollande at the Élysée Palace today in an effort to define security responses to crisis situations with stronger expressions in the French Constitution. The government hopes that the amendments will give it greater legal powers to make quick decisions to combat terrorism.
Following the recent terrorist attacks, France declared a state of emergency, as stipulated by current French law, which the parliament has set a time limit of three months for.
However, human rights organizations are criticizing several points that the government plans to include in the state of emergency, including raids without prior authorization from the prosecutor’s office and the revocation of citizenship from those with ties to terrorist acts. These organizations consider these measures to be excessive.
The Constitutional Council in France has also approved some of the controversial measures, such as imposing house arrest on specific individuals, considering these measures to be in compliance with the Constitution.