The proposed rules, unveiled by Nicolas Sarkozy after the death of an Islamist fanatic wanted for a horrifying series of execution-style murders, have alarmed journalists and legal experts, who say they risk pulling the plug on free expression.Full details at Yahoo News.
Sarkozy, who is only a month away from an election, argued that it was time to treat those who browse extremist websites the same way as those who consume child pornography.
"Anyone who regularly consults Internet sites which promote terror or hatred or violence will be sentenced to prison," he told a campaign rally in Strasbourg, in eastern France. "Don't tell me it's not possible. What is possible for pedophiles should be possible for trainee terrorists and their supporters, too."
Sarkozy wants jailtime for those who visit extremist websites
Posted on Friday, March 23 2012 @ 19:51 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
In the wake of the Toulouse drama, French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced at a campaign rally in Strasbourg that people who repeatedly visit extremist websites should be put behind bars: