A bill prohibiting defamation of race and religion modeled closely on the lines of the French anti racism law has been drafted by the Government and will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies after the summer recess.
It is expected that the bill will be adopted by the Chamber with a substantial majority since not only Justice Minister R. Blum and the entire Government but all parties in the Ducy are strongly opposed to anti Semitism.
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