Immigrants' last hopes dashed by French ruling

AFRICAN immigrants occupying a Paris church faced the prospect of immediate expulsion from France last night after the council of state, the country's supreme constitutional body, ruled that it was against the law for most of the 300 protesters to remain. The prime minister, Alain Juppe, said i...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author ALEX DUVAL SMITH IN PARIS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 23.08.1996
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Summary:AFRICAN immigrants occupying a Paris church faced the prospect of immediate expulsion from France last night after the council of state, the country's supreme constitutional body, ruled that it was against the law for most of the 300 protesters to remain. The prime minister, Alain Juppe, said in a live television broadcast after the ruling that the immigrants had been at the centre of a "political manipulation of republican laws". He welcomed the council's decision, which backs the government's stand, and said it would be "contrary to the law to grant them the right to stay in France".
ISSN:0261-3077