EU may ‘embarrass’ politicians over torture

US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may be asked to appear before a European Parliament inquiry into alleged CIA rendition flights and secret prisons.

European governments, including Ireland, will be asked to reveal what they know about the allegations that they are co-operating with the CIA in its operations.

The vice-president of parliament’s committee, Sarah Ludford, proposed inviting senior members of the US administration to tell what they know.