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Tuesday April 05, 07:44

Justice Department defends Patriot Act to defend American nation

(by Natali Novak)

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On the eve of Senate hearings on the anti-terrorism legislation, the Justice Department on Monday made efforts to defend the law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks as "an invaluable tool" and released new data showing increased use of a particularly controversial type of search warrant. The dispute started from the point that several critical provisions in the law are to expire at the end of the year, and on Tuesday the Senate Judiciary Committee would hold the first Congressional hearing on the question of whether to extend the law.

"For more than three years," the Justice Department said in a statement on Monday that serves as a preview of its testimony, "the USA Patriot Act has served as an invaluable tool for law enforcement and intelligence communities in the war on terror."

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will propose some "technical modifications" to the controversial USA Patriot Act today in an effort to settle all the disputes about such provisions as secret warrants for business documents, according to a Justice Department official.

Secret intelligence warrants and a permanent provision that allows delayed notification of searches, known by critics as "sneak-and-peek warrants," is also in the center of criticism from both Congress parties.

However, the modification proposal means a essential turn for the Justice Department. It also shows a realization of the growing criticism of the law.

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