W/S Congress [CUTAWAY]

SOT, Dianne Feinstein, US Senator (English): "Of the 119 individuals found to have been detained by the CIA during the life of the programme, the committee found that at least 26 were wrongfully held. These are cases where the CIA itself determined that it had not met the standard for detention set out in the 2001 memorandum of notification which governs a covert action. Detainees often remained in custody for months after the CIA determined they should have been released. CIA records provide insufficient information to justify the detention of many other detainees. Due to poor record keeping, a full accounting of how many specific detainees were held and how they were specifically treated while in custody may never be known."

W/S Congress [CUTAWAY]

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At least 26 of 119 detainees held by the CIA were wrongfully held, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday as she read from the 500 page executive summary of the CIA 'torture report.' The organisation has itself admitted many cases failed to meet the required standards necessary for detention, she added.

The report details how "enhanced interrogation techniques" were ineffective and that methods such as water boarding and sleep deprivation were more brutal than previously presented by the CIA. It has also been revealed the techniques were often used in combination, often to "brutal" effect.

"Enhanced interrogation" was used in the years following the 9/11 attacks on the US, with at least 119 suspects held in "black sites" held in secret locations in Europe and Asia under the George W. Bush administration.

Security was increased at US embassies and other US facilities around the world ahead of the publication, as there have been "indications" of "greater risk" according to a White House spokesperson.

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