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European Investigators Says US Practices “Gangster style methods”

HeadlineJan 25, 2006

The Swiss politician heading a European investigation into allegations the CIA operated secret prisons in Europe accused the Bush administration Tuesday of QUOTE “gangster style methods.” In an interim report, Dick Marty, a Swiss Senator, wrote QUOTE: “Individuals have been abducted, deprived of their liberty and all rights, and transported to different destinations in Europe, to be handed over to countries in which they have suffered degrading treatment and torture.” Marty added there is credible evidence that points to the operation of the secret CIA prisons, but did not provide any details.

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