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CIA Ran Secret Prisons in Lithuania

HeadlineDec 23, 2009

A parliamentary probe in Lithuania has determined the CIA ran two secret prisons inside the country. In addition, the probe found that five CIA-linked planes had landed in Lithuania and that domestic intelligence officials prevented customs and border guards from inspecting them. Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said that the report’s findings were a matter of “great concern.” Last week the head of Lithuania’s secret service unexpectedly resigned, citing personal reasons. Arvydas Anusauskas led the parliamentary investigation on the secret prisons.

Arvydas Anusauskas: “The main issue and the main question was, was [the prison] there, or was it not? Regarding this, I can say that there were premises, there were possibilities to cross the border, there were planes, which were linked to the CIA. The next most important conclusion is that the state’s leaders were not informed about it, or information was superficial.”

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