PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th January, 2019) French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday that the French government is in favor of the adoption of a law on punishment for uncoordinated protests amid the "yellow vest" protests.
"The government advocates that our legislation be supplemented, that a new law be adopted, which will allow to punish those who do not want to comply with the obligation to coordinate [rallies]," Philippe said as broadcast by the TF1 channel.
He noted that on January 5, only one of the rallies held in Paris was agreed upon.
"The second was not agreed, and there was unrest," Philippe stressed.
The wave of the so-called yellow vest protests � named after the obligatory attribute of French drivers � started in mid-November. While the French government has scrapped its planned hike in diesel taxes, which is what initially sparked the protests, the "yellow vests" have evolved into a broader movement against government policies and rising living costs. The rallies have been marked by violent clashes between protesters and the police.
