European lawmakers on Friday criticized two probes by Lithuanian authorities into alleged CIA prisons, describing them as contradictory and incomplete.
April 27, 2012 - European lawmakers on Friday criticized two probes by Lithuanian authorities into alleged CIA prisons, describing them as contradictory and incomplete.
The European Parliament members said that they would attempt to rekindle inquiries about the two suspected CIA black sites in Lithuania and whether they were used to interrogate suspected terrorists. They were acting on the basis of information they received from Lithuanian prosecutors.
An investigation by Lithuanian lawmakers in 2009 found that the Baltic state had accommodated the CIA in setting up two prison facilities in 2002 and 2004, but it was unclear whether the two sites ever held prisoners. In a separate probe, prosecutors concluded that the sites never held prisoners.
"We were granted access to more data collected by Lithuanian prosecutors, and we will use it," said Helene Flautre, a European lawmaker from France.
She also expressed dismay at what she called lack of coherence in the two Lithuanian investigations, saying this "raises lots of questions." read more>>>
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