After a week of protests, the French government agreed Monday to revise Legislative Proposal No.3452 on Global Security. The provision that is especially contentious is Article 24, which criminalises publication of pictures of law enforcement with the intent to do harm.

The bill’s explanatory statement was to prevent malicious use of photos related to law-enforcement personnel, which will infringe on their “physical and mental integrity.” A breach of Article 24 is punishable by a one-year prison sentence and a fine of up to €45,000.

Leader of the president’s ruling party Christophe Castaner stated that the crisis meeting on Monday agreed that the French government had failed to harmonize the public and law enforcement and therefore a rewrite is necessary. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin purported the bill acts as a safeguard for French police officers after months of Yellow Vest protests.

Legislative Proposal No.3452 will be an amendment that overrides certain aspects of the Press Law of 1881, which is an old law that is deemed the founding French legislation that establishes freedom of the press. Patrick Weil, a French Constitution expert commented that if the bill is to be passed, posting a video like the killing of George Floyd would be deemed a crime in France.