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Patrick Leahy: “Indefinite detention contradicts the most basic principles of law that I have pledged to uphold.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
Indefinite detention contradicts the most basic principles of law that I have pledged to uphold.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes that indefinite detention undermines fundamental legal principles.

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