Press Release: Torture: MEPs call for investigation into EU countries’ role in CIA practices

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Series Details 17.12.14
Publication Date 17/12/2014
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The European Parliament called on 17 December 2014 for an investigation on possible involvment of EU member states in CIA’s detention and interrogation programme which was uncovered following the publication of a report by the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI).

During the session, the European Commission also condemned the torture of Al-Qaeda suspects carried out by CIA operatives on EU soil in the fight against terrorism.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20141216STO02041/
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ESO: Background information: CIA torture report: Europe must come clean about its own complicity http://www.europeansources.info/record/comment-is-free-cia-torture-report-europe-must-come-clean-about-its-own-complicity/
EUObserver, 17.12.14: EU nations face mounting pressure over CIA black sites http://euobserver.com/justice/126971
EUObserver, 30.03.15: Polish airport used by CIA obtains millions in EU funds https://euobserver.com/investigations/127927
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