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The Pentagon says that reviews into the status of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay could begin as soon as next week.Panels of three military officers will decide whether an inmate is being legally held as an enemy combatant.All the nearly 600 detainees have now been notified of their rights, even though they will not be able to get access to defence lawyers yet.The Pentagon says the review process could lead to some prisoner releases.
The Center for Constitutional Rights, a legal advocacy group that represents 53 Guantanamo detainees and challenged their detention at the US Supreme Court, led criticism of the reviews, describing them as a "sham"."These tribunals are just another attempt to keep Guantanamo a lawless enclave," said Joe Margulies, a lawyer with the group.