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EU to examine court decision on MKO, but group remains on terror list
IRNA, December 12, 2006
The European Union said Tuesday that it will thoroughly examine the European Court of Justice ruling to annul a decision by the European Union to freeze the assets of the terrorist MKO grouplet.
Jean-Claude Piris, legal counsel to the Council of the EU, told reporters in Brussels that the EU will also consider whether to make an appeal against the judgment.
However, the MKO remains on the EU terror list for the moment, he said.
The Luxembourg-based court earlier Tuesday said the MKO was not given a fair hearing to defend itself against the move to blacklist it.
The EU put the MKO on its terror list on 2 May 2002.
Since then, the EU has updated the blacklist several times and the MKO has been maintained on the list.
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