In this article, the Lithuania was facing legal action in the European courts of human rights concerning secret prisons that allegedly the CIA established in the country as part of the rendition program. This in fact has become the third European government to face proceedings as a result of its support for the agency's illegal operations, Macedonia and Poland have already been accused of breaches of the European convention of human rights in Europe. However the lawyers that were representing the militant, Abu Zubaydah says he was detained in Lituania and the train started in Strasbourg on Thursday. It was presented in court that allegedly the Lithuania government is guilty of multiple breaches of the European convention on human rights. A criminal investigation was subsequently opened by the prosecutor general's office but later abandoned, with prosecutors saying they were unable to unearth any evidence that either facility was used to interrogate or detain al-Qaida suspects.
I think this case is both troubling and confusing. As new evidence arises, it makes it even harder to understand whether or not the human rights act was really violated. It seems to be so many versions of this story that you can't seem to tell the difference from what is speculation from actual evidence or facts. What is clearly evident is that all this evidence does lead to probable cause for an intense investigation. Until the evidence is properly uncovered and considered to be permissible in court, the verdict for this crime is uncertain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/27/lithuania-cia-rendition-prisons-european-court?INTCMP=SRCH
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