Justice Department Launches Criminal Probe Into Deaths During CIA Interrogations
June 30, 2011
The Justice Department is moving forward with criminal investigations relating to CIA interrogations of two detainees who died in the agency's custody.
The decision is the result of a nearly two-year preliminary review into the Bush-era interrogations by prosecutor John Durham, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday
In a statement, Holder said further investigation of the other cases under review is "not warranted."
"Mr. Durham and his team reviewed a tremendous volume of information pertaining to the detainees. That review included both information and matters that had never previously been examined by the department. Mr. Durham has advised me of the results of his investigation, and I have accepted his recommendation to conduct a full criminal investigation regarding the death in custody of two individuals. Those investigations are ongoing," Holder said. "The Department has determined that an expanded criminal investigation of the remaining matters is not warranted."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/30/justice-department-to-conduct-full-probe-cia-interrogations/
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