Nicolas Sarkozy demands suspected Islamist extremists should be locked up without trial
FORMER French president Nicolas Sarkozy says authorities should be allowed to detain suspected terrorists without trial to stop them in their tracks before they get chance to strike.
Nicolas Sarkozy has called for suspected Islamist radicals to be held without trial
The right-wing politician added that special “anti-terrorist” courts should be set up following several deadly attacks in the country this year.
Mr Sarkozy, 61, said: "Every Frenchman suspected of being linked to terrorism, because he regularly consults a jihadist website, or his behaviour shows signs of radicalisation or because he is in close contact with radicalised people, must be preventively placed in a detention centre.”
French PM Manuel Valls admitted French police added 5,000 more people to radicalisation watchlists
We need to use our common sense and interpret the rules in light of the current migrant crisis
Recommending that special anti-terror courts should be set up, he added: “The fight against terrorism requires that judicial decisions on this matter be taken by special magistrates.”
The comments come after it was revealed 15,000 radicalised people in France are on police radicalisation watch lists.
“Family reunification was established back in 1976, at a time when there was little unemployment and people had no difficulty integrating into society.
“Things have changed. France must suspend this right until the EU comes up with a solid immigration policy for all member states, and does more to protect its border.”