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Akash Samaroo
The law to give sweeping authority to the Prime Minister and National Security Council (NSC) to designate communities as security zones and deploy expanded police and military powers has been defeated in the Senate.
The Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) Special Security and Community Development 2026 Bill, which required a three-fifths majority for passage, did not receive support from a single Independent Senator last night. The Government needed at least four Independent Senators to support the legislation for its passage.
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