The law allows families of 9/11 victims to sue countries for involvement in the terror attack
Reuters reports that two senior U.S Senators announced that they want to amend the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in order to avoid the possibility of lawsuits against the US for past grievances.
Republican foreign policy leaders Lindsey Graham and John McCain said that they intend to amend the law by allowing victims of terrorism to sue only countries which have been proven to have ties with agencies of terrorism.
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Graham said in a Senate speech as quoted by Reuters, “All we’re saying to any ally of the United States (is), you can’t be sued in the United States for an act of terrorism unless you knowingly were involved, and the same applies to us in your country.”
In September, the Senate overwhelmingly rejected Obama’s decision to veto the law, because he was concerned with the possibility of backlash. The Saudi government has criticized the law saying that it violates the immunity from sovereign states.
Since the passing of the law, a lawsuit has been filed against Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the 9/11 attacks.
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