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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I had said, I had proposed an amendment, by deleting the words “and against those suspected of complicity in the coup attempt of August 1982,” appearing between the word “trial” in the seventh line and a semi-colon in the eight line. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I propose this amendment based on the debate that we have just had. We have gone beyond the coup and are looking at issues that are dealing with Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and many others, some of whom are still alive. Therefore, if we are talking about the Senate ensuring that the Government compensates everyone who has undergone gross injustices, I think that the amendment now broadens and brings out a holistic approach in terms of dealing with the issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that the Mover of the Motion had good intentions in terms of dealing with the issues of the coup. But you realize that if we leave it that way and think that we have finished the issues of 1982, we might open a Pandora’s Box. Other people will come out, some of whom were victims of that attempted coup. They will come out and ask: “Who will compensate us?” So, we should talk of all the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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