Poster of French movie dramatizing that suspects in France are presumed guilty until proven innocent. The English translation of the movie’s title is: “Presumed Guilty; for justice, there were no innocents”.

This law penalizes what is called “criminal association in relation to a terrorist undertaking” (“association de malfaiteurs en relation avec une enterprise terroriste”). The international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) explained what it is about (emphasis mine):

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