Political prisoners exist in France, says MP

There are political prisoners in France, MP Mathilde Panot, the President of the La France Insoumise group in the French National Assembly, declared on a live broadcast on FranceInfo TV, Report informs.

Panot emphasized the importance of each country addressing its own issues: "You know that we also have political prisoners, and I say this. Yes, we have political prisoners. I am referring to the chairman of the Kanak and the Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) and I demand his immediate release. He is currently in prison 17,000 km from his home. Therefore, each country should deal with its own internal problems and clean the threshold of its home."

The MP called on the French authorities to respect human rights. There should be no political prisoners in France, she stressed.