Corsica bans all rallies following series of violent anti-Muslim protests
RT.com
27 Dec, 2015
The French island of Corsica has banned all demonstrations in a low-income neighborhood of its capital Ajaccio recently plagued by violent anti-Muslim protests, including the ransacking of a Muslim prayer house, and burning copies of the Koran.
The decree banning protests in the volatile neighborhood of Jardins de l’Empereur until January 4 was issued by Corsica’s prefect Christophe Mirmand.
“It is an order that was taken last night as part of a state of emergency… Instigation of hatred is an offence that can lead to criminal proceedings,” he said, as cited by France Info.
He said ealier that police from mainland France have been called into Ajaccio, and prayer rooms and mosques were being guarded.
Speaking on French iTELE he confirmed that two separate investigations have been launched into an attack on firefighters and the ransacking of the Muslim prayer house.
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