France Likely To Order Internet Shutdown As Riots Continue.
The French media announced that the French Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of “exceptional and extraordinary” measures in order to “maintain peace and public security” in order to respond to the recent “riots” in a number of regions of the country.
The French Ministry of Interior has announced that these measures are aimed at countering the increase in violence and maintaining security and stability in troubled areas.
The statement, whose image was published by the media and social networks, states that “in order to combat the misuse of social media and online platforms to coordinate illegal activities and incite violence,
“The Ministry of Interior will restrict internet access for certain neighborhoods at night.”
The security measures of the French Ministry of Interior and the restriction of internet access will be implemented from today, Monday, July 3 (July 12).
French President Emmanuel Macron and his senior cabinet ministers met on Sunday evening to discuss the Paris government’s coordinated response to the unrest that has rocked France.
One of the people present at the meeting said that after talking to Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and Interior Minister Gerald Darwin and Justice Minister Eric DuPont Morety, Macron asked them all to do everything possible. To establish order and restore peace.
According to the French Ministry of Interior, tensions have eased slightly overnight to Sunday. Arrests fell by about half to 719, and only 50 of the 45,000 police officers deployed across the country to quell the riots were injured, far fewer than on previous nights.
However, the recent night attack on the mayor’s house in the suburbs of Paris has raised the risk of unrest.
Also, the head of the association of mayors told AFP that in recent days, about 150 city halls or municipal buildings have been attacked across France. Paris authorities also promised to deploy 7,000 additional police officers in the country’s capital from Sunday night.
This is the third wave of violent protests that Macron has faced since he was elected president in 2017.
