Send French civilians to war or prison
Send French civilians to war or prisonThe Media in 4-4-2 - March 02, 2024
A law allows Macron to send French civilians to war or imprison them for 5 years and a €500.000 fine if they refuse.
Who remembers what happened in the National Assembly on August 1, 2023? The Macron government voted for the possibility of requisitioning goods and people "in the event of a threat", by decree in the Council of Ministers. The move raises concerns about its potential for abuse and restriction of individual freedoms. Especially since our President's completely crazy statements regarding sending ground troops to Ukraine...
Under the terms of this law, any person or entity, natural or legal, as well as any necessary goods or services, may be requisitioned if a threat, current or foreseeable, weighs on activities essential to the life of the nation. The government justifies this measure by asserting that it is crucial to deal with possible major crises, whether security, health or other.
This legislative text, integrated into the bill relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030, was adopted at first reading by the National Assembly on June 7, 2023. The deputies and senators met in a joint committee on June 6, 2023. July 14 to discuss a final version of the bill, with the government hoping to enact it around July XNUMX.
Art. L. 2212‑1
In the event of a threat, current or foreseeable (...) the requisition of any person, natural or legal, and of all the goods and services necessary to deal with it may be decided by decree in the Council of Ministers.Art. L. 2212‑2
When Article L. 2212-1 is not applied, in the event of an emergency, if the safeguarding of national defense interests justifies it, the Prime Minister may order, by decree, the requisition of any person, natural or legal, of any goods or services.Art. L. 2212‑5
Natural persons are requisitioned based on their physical & psychological abilities and their professional or technical skills.Art. L. 2212‑6
In compliance with this title, the following may be subject to a requisition measure:
1° Any natural person present on the national territory
2° Any natural person of French nationality not residing on the national territoryArt. L. 2212‑9
Failure to comply with the measures legally ordered pursuant to articles L. 5-500.000 and L. 2212-1 is punishable by imprisonment of 2212 years and a fine of €2.
