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Congressional Panel Votes To Extend Rights To Terror Suspects
AHN ^ | May 26, 2007 11:35 a.m. EST | Christopher Rizo - AHN Staff Writer

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Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Legislation aimed at extending legal protections to terror suspects cleared a Congressional panel this week with the backing of Democrats, who worry that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may be denied due process.

The proposal, approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee, would, among other things, restrict the type of evidence that could be used against terror suspects. It would also narrow the legal definition of an enemy combatant and give detainees access to lawyers. That would help the approximately 380 detainees at the naval instillation.

Currently, only so-called high-value terror suspects selected for prosecution are provided legal counsel and access to the evidence used against them. Other detainees undergo reviews by a panel of military officials to assess whether they still pose a security threat.

Critics of the proposal, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, see the bill as an impediment to intelligence gatherers and other military operations.

“Any changes have to meet the test for me that they will not compromise our ability to wage war,” the South Carolina Republican told The Associated Press on Friday.

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