the Constitutional Council validates the majority of measures on the use of drones by law enforcement

The Elders nevertheless censored the provision allowing police and gendarmes to use drones in an emergency without prior authorization from the prefect.

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It was seized by deputies and senators. The Constitutional Council validated, Thursday, January 20, the main measures on the supervision of the use of drones by the police, voted in December in the law on criminal responsibility and internal security.

The new law authorizes the use of drones by security forces to “the prevention of attacks on the safety of persons and property”, “gathering security” on the public road, “the prevention of acts of terrorism”, “the regulation of transport flows”, “surveillance of borders, with a view to combating their irregular crossing” and “rescuing people”.

The Elders nevertheless censored the provision allowing police and gendarmes to use drones in an emergency without prior authorization from the prefect. They also objected to the possibility given to the municipal police to use them.

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