http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16908960.htmFrench PM - fight against terrorism must be legal
PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - The fight against terrorism must observe the rule of law, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Friday in a thinly-veiled criticism of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"In order for the fight against terrorism to be as effective as possible we have to act while respecting our values and our rules," de Villepin said during a speech at the Institute of Higher Studies of National Defence.
"Let us avoid zones where there are no rights, let us reject anything that can give rise to arbitrariness, whether this means military interventions without the international community's authorisation, exceptional tribunals, or detention centres outside the framework of international law," he said.
"The greatest determination in the face of terrorism, yes, but always while respecting the rule of law."