CIA Refuses to Turn Over Torture Tape Documents to ACLU

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CIA Refuses to Turn Over Torture Tape Documents to ACLU
Written by Jason Leopold
Friday, 08 May 2009 14:16

By Jason Leopold

The CIA claims the integrity of a special prosecutor’s criminal investigation into the destruction of 92 interrogation videotapes will be compromised if the agency is forced to turn over to the American Civil Liberties Union detailed documents related to the purge, according to newly released court documents.

In a May 5 letter to U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Lev Dassin, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the Justice Department recently had discussions with prosecutors working on the criminal investigation into the destruction of the interrogation tapes and was informed that “the production of documents...would conflict and substantially interfere with the (criminal) investigation” into the destruction of the interrogation tapes.

“As the court is aware, the scope of the tapes investigation includes the
review of whether any person obstructed justice, knowingly made materially false statements, or acted in contempt of court or Congress in connection with the destruction of videotapes,” Dassin's letter says. “The Government thus respectfully requests that (a previous court order demanding the CIA turn over detailed descriptions of the contents of the destroyed tapes) be withdrawn or otherwise stayed until the tapes investigation has been completed.”

Amrit Singh, an ACLU staff attorney, said the move is “a classic CIA delay tactic.”

more at:
http://www.truthout.org/051309A

[rateyes]

1. And, the thing is, the investigation will NEVER end. nt

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[stillcool]

3. What Special Prosecutor's Criminal..

Investigation are they talking about? How many investigations are going on?