Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau warned that public buildings should remain neutral, stressing that only the French tricolor represents national values.
Jewish organizations and the local government protested at the Rock en Seine music festival’s decision not to bar the Irish rap band despite its open support for terrorism.
The group’s founding member accused the interior minister of ‘acting on orders’ at a time when, in his view, France is under threat of “far-right” attacks.
Bruno Retailleau seems more concerned with preventing Marine Le Pen’s party from gaining ground than with solving problems that are his direct responsibility.
