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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

No evidence of covert CIA prisons, EU justice commissioner says
Jeannie Shawl at 2:59 PM ET

[JURIST] EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini [official website] said Wednesday that so far there is no evidence that confirms allegations [JURIST report] that the CIA operated secret prisons in Eastern Europe. Frattini's comments come the day after the Council of Europe [official website], Europe's human rights watchdog, said that it has gathered information that reinforces the credibility [JURIST report] of the secret prison reports. Frattini said that the European Union would support the Council of Europe's investigation by providing flight information and other intelligence. Reuters has more.






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