The French government announced today that it has extended to the overseas territories the state of emergency on Friday night it was decreed in the metropolitan area after a wave of terrorist attacks in the capital.
EFE
That measure, according to a statement by the Minister of Overseas, George Pau-Langevin, is justified "by a need for coherence and strengthen the safety device, at a time when the state of emergency that takes a long-term and runs three months through a law submitted to Parliament. "
Specifically, the change applies to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, but in its Pacific territories and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, "for its geographical specificities", remains Vigipirate counterterrorism plan in its strengthened level.
The state of emergency of 12 days, allows civil authorities, among other things, prohibit the movement of people and establish security zones, veto demonstrations, ordering the delivery of arms or ammunition or search homes "by day at night".
The current text in force since 1955, stipulates that can be declared in the whole or in part in case of danger "imminent" serious disturbances to public order, to events that by their nature or gravity "may present a character of calamity public ".
In the metropolitan area, it slips since last Saturday at 00.00 local time (23.00 GMT Friday) and also affected Corsica.