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Chris Smith: justice delayed is justice denied, as I said earlier, and there needs to be a public inquiry and it needs to be done…

On the recordMay 14, 2013
justice delayed is justice denied, as I said earlier, and there needs to be a public inquiry and it needs to be done now.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the urgency for a public inquiry into human rights abuses.

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