Judge Orders Bush Administration to Explain Evidence Handling in CIA Videotapes Case

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Judge Orders Bush Administration to Explain Evidence Handling in CIA Videotapes Case

MATT APUZZO
AP News

Jan 24, 2008 19:23 EST

A federal judge said Thursday that CIA interrogation videotapes may have been relevant to his court case, and he gave the Bush administration three weeks to explain why they were destroyed in 2005 and say whether other evidence was destroyed.



Several judges are considering wading into the dispute over the videos, but U.S. District Judge Richard W. Roberts was the first to order the administration to provide a written report on the matter. The decision is a legal setback for the Bush administration, which has urged courts not to get involved.

The tapes showed harsh interrogation tactics used by CIA officers questioning al-Qaida suspects Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri in 2002. The Justice Department and Congress are investigating the destruction of the tapes.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/Judge_wants_answers_on_CIA_videotap_01242008.html

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