US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) talks to Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir as they arrive for a family picture during a meeting of the Quartet on the situation in Yemen, on December 18, 2016 in Riyadh (AFP Photo/FAYEZ NURELDINE)
AFP: Saudi Arabia lobbies US over 9/11 law
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has been lobbying US legislators to change a law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue the kingdom, he said on Sunday.
Adel al-Jubeir told reporters he has just returned from an extended stay in the United States, which was partly "to try to persuade them that there needs to be an amendment of the law", the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).
The US Congress voted overwhelmingly in September to override President Barack Obama's veto of the JASTA.
Fifteen of the 19 Al-Qaeda hijackers who carried out the 9/11 attacks were Saudi. But Riyadh denies any ties to the plotters who killed nearly 3,000 people.
JASTA allows attack survivors and relatives of terrorism victims to pursue cases against foreign governments in US federal court, and to demand compensation if those governments are proven to bear some responsibility for attacks on US soil.
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WNU Editor: After issuing threats that Saudi Arabia would pull its financial assets out of the U.S. if the 9/11 law was passed .... Saudi Arabia Warns Of 'Disastrous Consequences' Over US 9/11 Law (September 29, 2016) .... a law that was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. Senate .... U.S. Senate Votes 97-1 To Overturn Obama's Veto Of Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims And Families To Sue Saudi Arabia (September 28, 2016). We now learn that Saudi Arabia is lobbying behind closed doors to convince to convince law makers to gut the bill. Hmmm .... so much for their threats.
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