European Court of Justice Keeps Hamas on EU Terror List
Judges in the European Union's most senior court ruled that the Palestinian Islamist group should remain on an EU-wide blacklist and referred the case back to a lower court
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| 26/07/2017
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (Photo: AP)
The European Union's top court ruled on Wednesday that Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas should remain on the EU terrorism blacklist, referring the case back to a lower court.
Reuters reports that the judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overruled the General Court's view of 2014 that the 28-nation bloc had insufficient evidence to maintain asset freezes and travel bans on Hamas.
That court found that the listing was based on media and Internet reports rather than solid legal arguments. However, the ECJ said on Wednesday that a decision by a competent authority was only required for an initial listing, with no such condition for subsequent retention.
[Source: Reuters]
Judges in the European Union's most senior court ruled that the Palestinian Islamist group should remain on an EU-wide blacklist and referred the case back to a lower court
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (Photo: AP)
The European Union's top court ruled on Wednesday that Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas should remain on the EU terrorism blacklist, referring the case back to a lower court.
Reuters reports that the judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overruled the General Court's view of 2014 that the 28-nation bloc had insufficient evidence to maintain asset freezes and travel bans on Hamas.
That court found that the listing was based on media and Internet reports rather than solid legal arguments. However, the ECJ said on Wednesday that a decision by a competent authority was only required for an initial listing, with no such condition for subsequent retention.
[Source: Reuters]
