France's administrative court overturns ban on Muslim gathering
Event organisers can proceed; police ban lifted two hours before opening
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France's administrative court overturned a government decree banning the Annual Encounter of Muslims of France two hours before its scheduled opening, ruling that police evidence did not establish a security risk.
Why it matters
Police may not lawfully prohibit the four-day Annual Encounter absent specific evidence that it would be targeted by counter-demonstrations or far-right groups. The court treated the organisers' assurances of extra security as sufficient to rebut claims that the event would impose an unacceptable strain on police resources.
Implications
- — Paris police department and prefecture public-order coordinators must document and retain specific threat assessments and evidence before issuing a ban — failure to produce such evidence risks immediate judicial annulment of the prohibition, as occurred two hours before the event's opening.
- — Legal teams for organisers of large religious and cultural events in France must be ready to file emergency injunctions immediately when authorities prohibit gatherings — without an injunction the ban remains enforceable until a court overturns it.
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