European nations knew about illegal secret CIA prisons

New CIA chief Gina Haspel. Photo: REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Andrius Sytas

Lithuania and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons a decade ago and their authorities were aware detainees were held there illegally, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled yesterday.

Washington's so-called rendition programme is still shrouded in secrecy, around a decade after it ended. Washington has acknowledged it held al- Qa'ida suspects in jails outside US jurisdiction, but it has not provided a full list of locations.