Hundreds protest against ‘heavily intrusive’ surveillance bill in France

‘Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in the French capital city of Paris to show their anger at a new controversial bill that would give the intelligence services sweeping espionage powers, Press TV reports.

The protesters gathered in Paris on Monday to express their dissatisfaction with the “heavily intrusive” intelligence bill, which is expected to be approved in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

“France is a country that already has a very powerful executive branch, and this will erode our balance of power even further. There is no judicial oversight and everyone can be threatened as a potential danger,” a protester told Press TV.’

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