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| EU nations 'knew about CIA jails' | EU nations 'knew about CIA jails' |
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| Many EU member states were aware of secret CIA jails and transfers of terror suspects, a European Parliament draft report has said. | Many EU member states were aware of secret CIA jails and transfers of terror suspects, a European Parliament draft report has said. |
| The report follows months of investigation by a special committee of MEPs led by an Italian, Claudio Fava. | The report follows months of investigation by a special committee of MEPs led by an Italian, Claudio Fava. |
| "Many governments co-operated passively or actively (with the CIA)," said Mr Fava, quoted by the AFP news agency. | "Many governments co-operated passively or actively (with the CIA)," said Mr Fava, quoted by the AFP news agency. |
| He accused top EU officials including foreign policy chief Javier Solana of failing to give full details to MEPs. | He accused top EU officials including foreign policy chief Javier Solana of failing to give full details to MEPs. |
| The report echoed allegations made in June by the Council of Europe - Europe's leading human rights watchdog - that European states were complicit in illegal CIA operations as part of the US-led "war on terror". | |
| Mr Fava's report accused the governments of Poland and Romania of failing to co-operate with the investigation. | |
| Both countries have strongly denied media reports that they tolerated secret CIA detention centres on their territory. | |
| The report speaks of at least 18 suspected CIA "extraordinary renditions" of terror suspects - the term used for transfers to third countries for interrogation. | |
| They included the cases of a German, Khaled el-Masri - allegedly abducted in Macedonia and then detained in Afghanistan - and Egyptian former imam Abu Omar, allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents in Milan. | |
| Mr Fava cited at least 1,245 overflights or stopovers by CIA planes in Europe - some of which he said were probably prisoner transfers. |