Fourteen European states have colluded with the CIA in secret US flights for terror suspects, a report for Europe’s human rights watchdog has concluded. The seven-month inquiry was sparked by media allegations that the US intelligence agency ran secret jails abroad for terror suspects. The US admits to picking up terrorism suspects but denies sending them to other countries to face torture.
Swiss senator Dick Marty has reported to the Council of Europe that 14 European governments have colluded with the CIA over the transport of terror suspects around the world for interrogation – a practice known as “extraordinary rendition”. Spain, Turkey, Germany and Cyprus provided “staging posts” for rendition operations, while the UK, Portugal, Ireland and Greece were “stop-off points”, the report said. Italy, Sweden, Macedonia and Bosnia allowed the abduction of residents from their soil, it said. Mr Marty also said there was evidence to back suspicions that secret CIA camps are or were located in Poland and Romania – allegations both countries deny.
His conclusions are based on air traffic logs, satellite photos and accounts of prisoners who say they were abducted, reported the BBC.
