BBC NEWS | Europe | CIA abduction claims 'credible'

BBC NEWS | Europe | CIA abduction claims 'credible':

"'The elements we have gathered so far tend to reinforce the credibility of the allegations concerning the transport and temporary detention of detainees - outside all judicial procedure - in European countries,' he said.

He went on: 'Legal proceedings in progress in certain countries seemed to indicate that individuals had been abducted and transferred to other countries without respect for any legal standards.'

The BBC's Alix Kroeger in Strasbourg says the strongly worded report will add to the pressure for more in-depth inquiries.
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Mr Marty urged the US to comment formally on the allegations, saying he 'deplore[d] the fact that no information or explanations' were given during last week's tour of Europe by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Ms Rice refused to address claims the CIA operated secret prisons abroad, where suspects could be interrogated without reference to international law."