‘Antiterror’ bill advances in Congress - June 16, 2004
The Chamber of Representatives on June 9 approved legislation that expands powers of the military and law-enforcement agencies to fight “terrorism.” The 96-24 vote sent the bill to a Congressional committee that will reconcile it with a version the Senate passed in December. Before President Alvaro Uribe Vélez signs the measure into law, the nation’s Constitutional Court will also examine it.
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