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| MEPs approve damning CIA report | MEPs approve damning CIA report |
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| The European parliament has approved a damning report on secret CIA flights which condemns member states that turned a blind eye to the operations. | The European parliament has approved a damning report on secret CIA flights which condemns member states that turned a blind eye to the operations. |
| The UK, Germany and Italy were among 14 states which allowed the US to forcibly remove terror suspects, lawmakers said. | The UK, Germany and Italy were among 14 states which allowed the US to forcibly remove terror suspects, lawmakers said. |
| The EU report said the US had operated 1,200 flights, flying suspects on to states where they could face torture. | The EU report said the US had operated 1,200 flights, flying suspects on to states where they could face torture. |
| The EU parliament voted to accept a resolution condemning member states who accepted or ignored the practice. | The EU parliament voted to accept a resolution condemning member states who accepted or ignored the practice. |
| The report was adopted by a large majority, with 382 MEPs voting in favour, 256 against and 74 abstaining. | |
| The document, which was based on the findings of a special parliamentary committee, highlights insufficient parliamentary oversight of European security services. | |
| "This is a report that doesn't allow anyone to look the other way. We must be vigilant that what has been happening in the past five years may never happen again," said Italian Socialist Giovanni Fava, who drafted the document. | |
| The parliament also called for an "independent inquiry" to be considered. |