The ACLU and Human Rights Watch say the publication of the 524-page executive summary of the Senate torture report has put the need for a special prosecutor back on the table. In their letter, they say the report contained significant new information that underlined “the depravity of the tactics and immensity of the enterprise ... When done as part of a deliberate, coordinated government program, the crimes are more shocking and far more corrosive to US democracy.” The letter to Holder argues that the new material contained in the Senate report reveals the perpetrators knew very well that the interrogation techniques were illegal and sought reassurance from the DOJ that they would not be prosecuted. Advocates for charges to be brought included the UN special rapporteur on the promotion of human rights, Ben Emmerson, and lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:01:46 +0000
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