French minister says free speech basic right

PARIS: France's interior minister said Wednesday after a French weekly published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that freedom of speech, including caricature, was a "fundamental right" backed by...

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French minister says free speech basic right
PARIS: France's interior minister said Wednesday after a French weekly published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) that freedom of speech, including caricature, was a "fundamental right" backed by the law.

Manuel Valls made the statement after meeting with French Muslim leaders angered by the cartoons. He also said he would tolerate no protests that disturbed public order.