http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9464&cat=a
Pull support for anti-terror pact KUWAIT CITY: The Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a draft law forwarded by MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei in the parliamentary session held on Dec 4 on withdrawing the committee's support to the anti-terrorist treaty signed by the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC). Approved in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Islamic countries held from June 28 until July 1, 1999, the treaty calls for the cooperation of all Islamic countries in fighting terrorism and rooting out intolerance among the people. In its definition of terrorism, the treaty which contains 42 articles divided into four chapters, stipulates that battles against foreign invasion are not considered as a terrorist acts. Pointing out the need to eradicate political crimes around the world, the treaty appeals to the Islamic countries to unite against those who support and finance terrorist groups. The treaty also stressed the need for OIC member countries to exchange information on suspected terrorists. Suspects apprehended in a particular country should be referred to other member countries for questioning. Court hearings for these suspects should be scheduled within a period of not more than one year. Witnesses should be protected by all members. Members can withdraw from the treaty only through an official letter addressed to the OIC General Secretary. Al-Tabtabaei explained the treaty should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministries of Interior and Justice, not the Foreign Affairs Committee in the parliament. He added the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had earlier tasked the concerned legal affairs departments to prepare for the signing of the treaty. Indicating some articles of the treaty violate Article 70 of the Kuwaiti Constitution, Al-Tabtabaei said such articles demand the transfer of suspected terrorists to other countries that signed the agreement. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation led by MP Dr Mohammed Al-Busairi has returned from Egypt after participating in the first anniversary celebrations of the Arab Parliament. The delegation includes Chairman of the Arab Parliament MP Mohammed Al-Saqer, General Secretary of the Parliament Sharedal Al-Ma'ousharji, MPs Abdula Wahid Al-Awadi, Ali Al-Deqbasi and Faisal Al-Shaye. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
