EU Group Seeks Information on CIA Prisons

[Gumby]

WASHINGTON -- A group of European Union lawmakers sought Tuesday to find out from U.S. officials, lawmakers and human rights groups whether any European countries were involved in secret CIA prisons or flights for terror suspects.

Clandestine prisons and secret flights via or from Europe to countries where suspects could face torture would breach the EU's human rights conventions. So far, no senior EU official or government leader has confirmed questionable or illegal CIA activities on European territory.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050900638.html

Gumby Reviewed by Gumby on 05-09-2006. EU Group Seeks Information on CIA Prisons WASHINGTON -- A group of European Union lawmakers sought Tuesday to find out from U.S. officials, lawmakers and human rights groups whether any European countries were involved in secret CIA prisons or flights for terror suspects. Clandestine prisons and secret flights via or from Europe to countries where suspects could face torture would breach the EU's human rights conventions. So far, no senior EU official or government leader has confirmed questionable or illegal CIA activities on Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

"We want to find out more about accusations that it is very likely secret prisons existed in Poland and Romania, but so far the smoking gun is not there," he said at the start of a meeting with two American lawyers specializing in international law and human rights. Poland is a member of the 25-nation EU, and Romania is seeking to join......Same article..........


One of the bitches is that the CIA may have taken international prisoners back to their nation of origin for questioning. If Pakistan is known to use this torture tactics the Euro states don't think that the person should have to go back there...why?