Lawmakers in France Move to Vastly Expand Surveillance
But opponents, including one of France’s leading judges dealing with terrorism cases, Marc Trévidic, say that the law’s text contradicts the prime minister’s assurances.
“It is a state lie,” said Pierre-Olivier Sur, the head of the Paris bar association. “This project was presented to us as a way to protect France against terrorism, and if that were the case, I would back it,” he said.
“But it is being done to put in place a sort of Patriot Act concerning the activities of each and everyone,” ..