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SLUG: 2-280651 US/Antiterror Laws
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DATE=09/17/01 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=U-S/ANTI-TERROR LAWS (S) NUMBER=2-280651 BYLINE=DAVID McALARY DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= INTERNET= VOICED AT: INTRO: The Bush administration is asking Congress for increased powers to combat terrorism in the United States. V-O-A's David McAlary reports. TEXT: The U-S law enforcement agency, the Justice Department, has sent to Congress proposed legislation to make it easier for the federal government to identify, stop and punish terrorist acts. The agency's chief, Attorney General John Ashcroft, says current laws are inadequate. /// ASHCROFT ACT /// If terrorism has not had a priority in the criminal justice system previously, it's time for us to understand that it needs to be a priority in the criminal justice system now. /// END ACT /// Mr. Ashcroft says the measures would increase the government's authority to conduct electronic surveillance and searches of suspected terrorists and to seize the assets of terrorist groups. They would also eliminate time limits in which terrorist crimes could be prosecuted and increase penalties for supporting terrorists. The Attorney General is urging the legislature to make the measures law this week. (SIGNED) NEB/DEM/MAR |
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