Muslim group takes French government to court over 'illegal' anti-terror police raids
A GROUP of Muslims have launched more than a dozen legal challenges against the French government over what they say are illegal attempts to foil another Paris-style jihadi plot.
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Authorities in France have carried out more than 2,700 raids and enforced 360 house arrests in the month since the terror attacks, which left 130 dead.
A
state of emergency has been in place since the co-ordinated shootings
and bombings, giving authorities extra powers to conduct raids without a
court warrant.
In that time 51 people have been jailed, primarily for weapons or drugs offences.
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But
those caught up in the police investigations have now launched
proceedings against the state, arguing the counter-terror operation that
has ballooned since the attacks has unfairly targeted them.
Most
of the allegations claim that the government acted illegally in placing
people under house arrest for unjustified reasons or based on
misinformation.
Many of the complaints also
state their property has been damaged in the raids or that those being
investigated have been left emotionally distressed by the intrusion.
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A memorial to the Paris attacks victims
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The allegations claim that the government acted illegally in putting people under house arrest
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130 people died in the massacre
Under French law, the Interior Ministry is allowed to target anyone it believes poses a threat to public security.
Those
put under house arrest must remain in their homes at night and report
to police three times a day, with some forced to wear electronic
bracelets.
Paris lawyer Xavier Nogueras is representing 12 Muslims under house arrest.
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