*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
SENIOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TO HOLD BACKGROUND BRIEFING

WASHINGTON, D.C.- A Senior Justice Department Official will hold a background briefing TODAY, JUNE 22ND, at 4:30 P.M., regarding Department of Justice advice on Al-Qaeda interrogations.

WHO:Senior Justice Department Official

WHAT: Pen-and-Pad Briefing (no cameras)

WHEN:4:30 P.M.
Media arrival BY 4:00 P.M. due to extra security measures

WHERE:7th Floor Conference Room
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530

NOTE: Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Street. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Wroe Jackson at (202) 514-2007.

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