Proof of CIA prisons in Poland?
Dick Marty, who has led the investigation for the Council of Europe into alleged CIA prisons in Poland and Romania has said that he has ‘proof’ that the places existed.
"On the basis of information collected, we have proof of the existence of extrajudicial prisons in countries that worked closely with the United States, such as Poland,'' Mr Marty told the French daily Le Figaro.
"We have details of the program set up by the CIA. The plan, which has now been officially suspended in Europe, aimed to export the anti-terrorism fight beyond the borders of the United States in order to avoid the legal constraints imposed by American law,'' he said.
Poland has denied any knowledge of any secret prisons on its soil.
Investigations by the Council of Europe and the European Union have turned up little evidence to support the allegations first made by the NGO Human Rights Watch in late 2005.
The report by the Council of Europe says that secret prisons were run by the CIA in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate terror suspects.
The second Council of Europe report, unveiled by the Swiss senator Dick Marty, claims that the prison in northeastern Poland was part of a ‘global spider’s web’ of detentions and illegal transfers of suspects after the September 11 attacks.
A spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry has reiterated Poland’s denial of the existence of any secret prisons on the country’s territory. He said the Polish side would like to know what kind of materials are at Dick Marty’s disposal.
Senator Marty said that the CIA plan aimed to export the anti-terrorism fight beyond the borders of the United States in order to avoid the legal constrains imposed by American law.’ Link
"On the basis of information collected, we have proof of the existence of extrajudicial prisons in countries that worked closely with the United States, such as Poland,'' Mr Marty told the French daily Le Figaro.
"We have details of the program set up by the CIA. The plan, which has now been officially suspended in Europe, aimed to export the anti-terrorism fight beyond the borders of the United States in order to avoid the legal constraints imposed by American law,'' he said.
Poland has denied any knowledge of any secret prisons on its soil.
Investigations by the Council of Europe and the European Union have turned up little evidence to support the allegations first made by the NGO Human Rights Watch in late 2005.
The report by the Council of Europe says that secret prisons were run by the CIA in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate terror suspects.
The second Council of Europe report, unveiled by the Swiss senator Dick Marty, claims that the prison in northeastern Poland was part of a ‘global spider’s web’ of detentions and illegal transfers of suspects after the September 11 attacks.
A spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry has reiterated Poland’s denial of the existence of any secret prisons on the country’s territory. He said the Polish side would like to know what kind of materials are at Dick Marty’s disposal.
Senator Marty said that the CIA plan aimed to export the anti-terrorism fight beyond the borders of the United States in order to avoid the legal constrains imposed by American law.’ Link
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