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Franco Frattini said the ball is in national courts now for further investigations into CIA flights and prisons (Photo: European Commission)

Frattini calls for national search into CIA flights and prisons

EU justice comissioner Franco Frattini has urged national prosecutors and judges to investigate their governments' alleged involvement in secret CIA prisons and flights, using the facts from a key report backed by the Council of Europe on Tuesday (27 June).

The resolution, passed by the parliamentary assembly of the Strasbourg-based human rights watchdog, approves the findings of the inquiry launched last November led by Swiss senator Dick Marty.

The Council of Europe's 46 member ...

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Franco Frattini said the ball is in national courts now for further investigations into CIA flights and prisons (Photo: European Commission)

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