France’s new interior minister vows tougher immigration rules after student murder

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25 September 2024 at 7:17 am·1-min read

France’s new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday vowed to toughen the country’s immigration rules after a Moroccan man was arrested in Switzerland, suspected of murdering a 19-year-old student and burying her body in a forest on the outskirts of Paris. Retailleau, a conservative who has already promised to “restore order” by tightening French immigration laws, said "if we have to change the rules, let's change them".

France's conservative interior minister on Wednesday vowed consequences after a Moroccan man suspected of murdering a 19-year-old university student and leaving her body in a Paris forest was arrested in Switzerland.

A source close to the case, speaking to AFP, identified the alleged attacker as a 22-year-old man of Moroccan nationality. Prosecutors have said the suspect had been previously convicted of rape and had been the subject of an order to leave France.

The killing of the student is expected to further inflame political tensions in France where the newly installed right-wing government plans to crack down on immigration.

"This is an abominable crime," said Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

"If we have to change the rules, let's change them."

Authorities have only released the first name of the victim, Philippine.

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