Senate panel rejects Lower House’s version of security court law

By Petra - Feb 05,2014 - Last updated at Feb 05,2014

AMMAN — The Senate’s Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday recommended that the provision in the draft State Security Court (SSC) law excluding resistance action against Israel from terrorism charges be scrapped.

During their deliberations of the law, deputies added the provision to the bill, which was then removed by senators.

Senator Mohammad Raqqad, who heads the committee, said if the Senate approves his panel’s recommendation, the two Houses of Parliament will have to hold a joint session to give a final say over the disputed article.

Raqqad described deputies’ amendment as “unnecessary”, saying that all international laws, including those of the UN, do not consider resistance as an act of terror.

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