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June 23, 2009

CREW and 22 Organizations Call For Hearings on Revisions to Military Commissions Act

US Capitol Building by Night

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, CREW joined 22 organizations in calling on the leaders of the Congressional Armed Services and Judiciary Committees to hold full, public hearings on any legislation that would revise the Military Commissions Act and lay out new detention authorities and procedures. Holding such hearings would shine a light on the complex legal situation surrounding the closing of the Guantanamo Bay facility and would confirm CREW’s and the co-signing organizations’ belief that no legislative revisions to the 2006 Military Commissions Act are necessary.

Read the groups’ letter here.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Garrett Russo at 202.408.5565 or grusso@citizensforethics.org