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France under fire over crackdown on illegal Roma camps

22 October 2012
1 minute read

France is under mounting criticism for police raids on illegal Roma camps. Following international condemnation, the government is now facing flak closer to home.

French police carried out their latest raid on an illegal Roma campsite on Saturday, as criticism of its policy mounted.

A lawmaker from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party, Jean-Pierre Grand, said the government’s policy was "disgraceful" and "reminiscent of roundups during the war."

The latest raid took place in an eastern Paris suburb. Sarkozy has alleged the illegal camps are centers of trafficking and prostitution.

Grand, a representative for the southern Herault region, said he had learned that, after arriving early in the morning, the authorities began to "break up families, sending men to one side and women and children on the other, and threatening to separate mothers and children."

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