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Justice Minister Resigns Over Proposed Counterterror Proposal

January 27 2016

France

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her position to demonstrate her opposition to a proposal that could strip French citizenship from dual citizens who are convicted of terrorism, reports France 24.

Taubira submitted her resignation on Wednesday, said a statement from the office of President Francois Hollande.

The plans were offered after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks in which 130 people were murdered.

Born in French Guiana, the 63-year-old Taubira...

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