After the Paris attacks, several overseas elected officials demanded the extension of the state of emergency to the overseas territories. A little controversy was beginning to take hold. The government has finally decided to extend this device, as of today, to a part of the Overseas Territories including the Northern Islands.
“In view of the recent developments announced by the President of the Republic to respond to the terrorist threat, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency to Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Meeting as well as in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin ”, declared Tuesday evening the Minister of Overseas Territories George Pau-Langevin in a press release. On the night of November 13 to 14, the President of the Republic François Hollande declared a state of emergency only on metropolitan territory. Yesterday, the government announced the presentation of a decree in the Council of Ministers "declaring a state of emergency as of November 19, 2015, at zero hour local time" for the territories mentioned above. Those of the Pacific and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon remain for the moment in reinforced Vigipirate. Before the Congress of Mayors of France, the Head of State yesterday confirmed the state of emergency Overseas. Concerning the three Syrian nationals, arrested with false passports at Juliana airport last Saturday, the investigation is continuing: they are still in police custody, after their visit to the Sint Maarten court last Tuesday.
Extended state of emergency
Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve presented a bill to the Council of Ministers yesterday "extending the state of emergency for 3 months and strengthening the effectiveness of the provisions of the law of April 3 1955 ". This project will make it possible in particular to "dissolve the associations or groups of facts which participate in, facilitate or incite in the commission of acts which seriously undermine public order, and which include within them persons under house arrest" according to the board report.
Fort Louis in tricolor colors
In solidarity, after the attacks of November 13, the monuments of many cities around the world lit up with the colors of the French flag. Saint-Martin joins this long list with its Fort Louis, in Marigot, which has also been adorned with blue-white-red. To see absolutely at dusk. A strong symbol.
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