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See their letter of April 2021 : Pursuant to Article 52 of the Charter, any limitation on the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by this Charter must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights and freedoms. Politically banks couldn't resist cooperating for fear of being branded cooperative with terrorists.
See their letter of April 2021 : Pursuant to Article 52 of the Charter, any limitation on the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by this Charter must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights and freedoms. Politically banks couldn't resist cooperating for fear of being branded cooperative with terrorists.
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