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EU: Parliament adopts final report on secret detentions and renditions

Mar 10, 2007

On 14 February, the European Parliament adopted the final report of the “Temporary Committee on the alleged transportation and illegal detention of terrorist suspects by the CIA” (TDIP) in Europe. The report concluded that temporary secret detention facilities might...

Spain: Trial of 29 suspects starts three years after Madrid bombing

Mar 10, 2007

On 17 February, the trial of 29 suspects involved in the Madrid bombings in March 2004 started. The seven lead suspects face 191 counts of murder. The other suspects face charges of collaborating with a terrorist group and handling explosives. Press...

Spain/Portugal: Investigations start into CIA rendition flights

Mar 10, 2007

On 5 February, a Portuguese Prosecutor announced the start of investigations into stopovers made in Portugal by suspected CIA rendition flights. Another investigation into CIA rendition flights is taking place in Spain. Following an order by a high court judge, the...

Switzerland: Military tribunal to try journalists for publishing a fax on CIA secret prisons

Mar 10, 2007

On 6 February, a military tribunal indicted three journalists from the Swiss weekly newspaper SonntagsBlick for publishing a document allegedly proving the existence of secret CIA prisons in Europe. Last year, the three journalists published a fax from the Egyptian...

The Netherlands: Government introduces bill on terrorist training camps

Mar 10, 2007

On 7 March, the Dutch Minister of Justice introduced a bill, which would criminalise participation in terrorist training camps, regardless of the location of the camp. According to the Minister, the bill seeks to bring Dutch law in line with Article 7 of the Council...