France to Tighten Laws on Incest

French President's take on laws on incest.

France is all set to enforce and tighten the laws on incest, on Sunday President Emmanuel Macron declared in a series of tweets which came to spotlight after publication of book which accused top French political commentator of abusing his stepson, spilling outrage and angst among the citizens. Macron took to his twitter handle, saying that France urgently needs to formulate laws to better protect children from sexual abuse and sought Justice Minister to chair a consultation revolving around establishment of legislative proposals. He said, "We will go after protestors."

Macron announced that France has also issued a legislation on incest to 30 years, initiating from legal age of majority of victim, and strengthened the guidelines for people working with children but still a lot of miles are to be covered in this regard. He also suggested an idea of including counselling sessions and workshops on incest in primary and secondary schools in current medical examinations of children. This will provide a platform to children to talk about their issues. He felt that psychological and expert guidance will be of great help for victims of incest and would be reimbursed by social security.

Taking inspiration from the book published accusing French professor and constitutional specialist Olivier Duhamel of abusing his stepson, several people came out of their misery and agony forwarding their ordeals they've been through. They stepped up on social media taking out their angst and outrage. The book was authored by Duhamel's stepdaughter Camille Kouchner who is daughter of former foreign minister and founder of NGO Médecins Sans Frontieres Bernard Kouchner. Earlier this month, Duhamel resigned from the post of  Sciences Po, one of France's renowned universities after publication of the book.

"In order to preserve the dignity and honour of the noble institution I work for, I'm putting an end to my service," he said on Jan 4. Neither his lawyer nor he commented on the raised allegations. Higher Education Minister Frederique Vidal ordered an investigation at Sciences Po to probe possibilities and potential failings.