One of France’s most
progressive government ministers has resigned amid a row over new
counter-terrorism legislation.
French Justice Minister
Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her job, shortly before
plans to strip people convicted of terrorism of their citizenship go
before parliament.
Taubira was known to
disagree with the controversial proposals, a BBC report has said.
The citizenship plans
were put forward after the 13 November Paris attacks in which 130
people were murdered.
"Sometimes staying
on is resisting, sometimes resisting means leaving," she
tweeted. In December 2015, she criticized the government’s plan,
proposed in the wake of the November 13 attacks on Paris, saying that
it "would not help the fight against terrorism in any way,"
the BBC
reports.
Taubira, one of France's
few senior black politicians, has been replaced by Jean-Jacques
Urvoas who is seen as a supporter of the constitutional change and an
ally of Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
Born in French Guiana,
Taubira, 63, has suffered racist taunts from the far-right during her
time as justice minister. She has been replaced by Jean-Jacques
Urvoas, who is thought to view the plans more favorably.
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