Paris: The cabinet of France gave a nod to the law that targets extremism. It tightens rules for homeschooling, hate speech, and other issues.
According to the report published in BBC News, the law has provisions against the malicious divulgence of personal information of anyone on the internet.
Although, there was a plan to introduce law against extremism even before the attack on Samuel Paty, a junior high school teacher, it got momentum after his murder.
PM’s views Express his view over the draft law, Prime Minister of France, Jean Castex claimed that it will free Muslims from grip of radicals.
Terming it “law of protection”, he said that it not against any religion.
The French government is also targeting mosques that are allegedly involved in spreading extremism.
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