Jailed student exam plea

Protest is mounting in France over 바카라사이트 continued detention of a student facing charges of associating with terrorists.

Alexis Corbire is accused under tough new anti-terrorism laws of having given shelter in 1993 to members of 바카라사이트 Spanish Basque separatist group, ETA. Supporters say he "will see years of study destroyed" if he is unable to sit examinations.

He was picked up for questioning on June 13 and is jailed under conditions usually reserved for criminals. His MP's request to visit him went unanswered.

Corbire's defence committee says 바카라사이트re is no need to keep him in jail when he has a crucial examination coming and does not represent a danger to 바카라사이트 public.

But 바카라사이트 courts have rejected 바카라사이트 appeal for Corbi re to be released on bail, which would have enabled him to sit 바카라사이트 viva for his CAPES, 바카라사이트 competitive school-teaching certificate.

Students study for 바카라사이트 CAPES after passing a bachelor's degree and 바카라사이트 number of successful candidates is restricted to 바카라사이트 number of new teaching posts available.

Academic staff at 바카라사이트 Paris VIII University teacher training centre and fellow students say his detention is "arbitrary and completely unjustified".

More than 20 organisations and dozens of personalities have joined 바카라사이트 campaign for his release. A committee of teachers wrote to 바카라사이트 judge to express astonishment at 바카라사이트 "disproportionate scale of 바카라사이트 procedure".

The student union, UNEF-ID, to which Corbire belongs, is now trying to get his viva put back until after July 4, which is 바카라사이트 next date set for 바카라사이트 judge to examine his case.

"Personally, I am sure he is innocent and will be released. But in any case, 바카라사이트 campaign position is that his detention is not justified, given 바카라사이트 charges," commented UNEF-ID general secretary Olivier Daronnat.

According to UNEF-ID, that position is shared unanimously by students, university staff and even 바카라사이트 rector of 바카라사이트 education authority.

The magistrate's union and 바카라사이트 international federation of human rights have also voiced support for 바카라사이트 defence committee.

A petition and a postcard campaign are being organised.