CIA 'undertook illegal activities in Europe'

US policies in the war on terror are contravening international law on human rights, a top European investigator said today.

“The strategy in place today respects neither human rights nor the Geneva Conventions,” said Dick Marty, the head of a European investigation into alleged CIA prisons in Europe.

“The current administration in Washington is trying to combat terrorism outside legal means, the rule of law.”

Marty, a Swiss politician leading the probe on behalf of the Council of Europe, said there was no question that the CIA is undertaking illegal activities in Europe in its transportation and detention of prisoners.

“The question is: Was the CIA really working in Europe?” Marty said.

“I believe we can say today, without a doubt, yes.”