Iran Press /Iran news: "Parliament (Majlis) just resolve two of the Guardian Council's objections to the content of Combating the Financing of Terrorism' (CFT) bill, and most of the flaws or ambiguities are still there, unresolved", Abbas Ali Kadkhodaie said during a press conference on Saturday in Tehran, according to an Iran Press report.
To fulfill Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements, President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has proposed four bills to the parliament for approval, two of which are still undecided, including the Palermo Convention.
Back on October 7, the Iranian Parliament had approved the bill on the country’s accession to the CFT treaty.
Later, the Guardian Council’s announced that the council had examined the bill and decided it has some flaws and ambiguities, sending the bill back to the parliament for discussion.
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CFT convention is against Iran's constitution: Senior MP
In Wednesday's (5 Dec) session, chaired by Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and attended by 207 lawmakers, an amendment to Article 1 of the bill was approved by 125 votes in favor.
The mentioned article was sent to the Council of Guardians for approval.
The parliamentarians insisted on their legislation on Article 2 of the bill and did not approve objections raised by the Guardian Council.
Therefore, the Article 2 of the bill on Iran’s accession to CFT treaty will be sent to the Expediency Council for further scrutiny. 101/211
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