The CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of terror interrogations
A criminal prosecutor is wrapping up his probe of the Bush administration’s handling of evidence that could reveal torture tactics in its terror interrogations.
Documents released this week show that 92 such videotapes were destroyed, much higher than the two tapes that were previously known to have been destroyed.
The AP reports:
The acknowledgment of dozens of destroyed tapes came in a letter filed by government lawyers in New York, where the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking more details of terror interrogation programs.
“The CIA can now identify the number of videotapes that were destroyed,” said the letter by Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin. “Ninety two videotapes were destroyed.”
The tapes became a contentious issue in the trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, after prosecutors initially claimed no such recordings existed, then acknowledged two videotapes and one audiotape had been made.
