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DOJ to Limit Criminal Investigations of CIA Abuses

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Fri Sep 18, 2009 at 09:48:28 PM EST
Tags: Eric Holder, CIA abuse (all tags)
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Attorney General Eric Holder took months to decide on whether to investigate any cases of abuse of detainees overseas with an eye towards criminal prosecution. He got a lot of praise (and in some venues, criticism) when he announced he'd consider it. The Washington Post reports the number of cases the DOJ may prosecute is down from more than a dozen to just a few .

A senior official who took part in the review confirmed that of two dozen referrals, the Salt Pit episode was one of two or three cases close to being considered for criminal indictment.

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