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Secretary of the Navy Gordon England explains to reporters some of the details of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon England explains to reporters at the Pentagon some of the details of how the Combatant Status Review Tribunal being established at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will work during a press briefing on July 9, 2004. England has been directed to inform the nearly 600 detainees from the war on terrorism of their right to contest their captivity before the tribunal. A tribunal of three U.S. military officers will determine in each case what evidence can be provided.