ACLU Files Motion for Contempt Ruling against CIA for Tape DestructionHere’s a court order that appears not to have an easy out.
From a press release just out from the ACLU:
The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion asking a federal judge to hold the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in contempt, charging that the agency flouted a court order when it destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the harsh interrogation of prisoners in its custody. In response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by the ACLU and other organizations in October 2003 and May 2004, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the CIA to produce or identify all records pertaining to the treatment of detainees in its custody. Despite the courtâs ruling, the CIA never produced the tapes or even acknowledged their existence.
