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EU Ruling May Cause European Terror Sanctions to ‘Crumble,’ Say Analysts
By Brian Monroe
printAn EU decision Thursday to strike down a United Nations terror designation will mean more legal challenges by organizations accused of terror ties, say analysts. The Court of First Instance, the European Union's second highest tribunal, ruled the EU had not given sufficient reasons to continue to keep the People's Mujahadeen of Iran (PMOI) on its terrorist blacklist. The group, which was accused of killing civilians in its attempts to overthrow Iran, successfully lobbied to be removed from a similar U.K. list in April. In June, a lower EU court said that the EU acted unlawfully by freezing the assets...
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