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Daniel Akaka: “One of our enduring rights in this country is that we are innocent until proven guilty. We need to hold onto that…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
One of our enduring rights in this country is that we are innocent until proven guilty. We need to hold onto that bedrock principle.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of the presumption of innocence in privacy matters.

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