Finland: CIA rendition probe findings ‘disappointing’

Headline Title: Finland: CIA rendition probe findings ‘disappointing’ 29 April 2014 The failure of an official investigation to uncover hard evidence of Finland’s alleged role in the US-led programmes of rendition and secret detention a decade ago is deeply disappointing, said Amnesty International today. While the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s investigation found no evidence that Finnish officials had any knowledge of rendition flights by the CIA in Finland, it “could not give any guarantees” as some flight information was not included in the probe because it is simply…

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