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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Indian cabinet says it will scrap anti-terrorism law
Jeannie Shawl at 1:09 PM ET

Following up on a story first noted this morning in Paper Chase's foreign press report, India's cabinet has agreed to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), saying the law has been grossly misused since it was enacted two years ago, especially against Muslims. The Indian Parliament must now agree to repeal POTA, which broadened the scope of the death penalty and gave prosecutors more scope to detain and interrogate suspects. BBC News has more.



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