CIA Accused of Using Airport in Mallorca

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Monday November 14, 2005 16:39 by pat c

At least the authorities in Mallorca are taking their responsibilities seriously. Any chance that the Airport Police (SIPTU members), the Gardaí or the DPP might take similar action at Shannon?

CIA Accused of Using Airport in Mallorca

By MARIA JESUS PRADES
Associated Press Writer

November 14, 2005, 9:45 AM EST

MADRID, Spain -- The National Court has received a prosecutor's report on allegations that the CIA used an airport on the Spanish island of Mallorca for a program of covert transfers of terror suspects, court officials said Monday.

The chief prosecutor for the Balearic Islands, which include Mallorca, submitted the 114-page report to the court in July, after a four-month investigation prompted by articles in a Mallorca newspaper, the court officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because court rules bar them from giving their names.

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