Dick Marty
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"Dick Marty" is a Switzerland/Swiss politician (FDP.The Liberals) and former state prosecutor of the canton of Ticino. He is a member of the Swiss Council of States (since 1995), and is a former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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But it is possible that there were detainees that stayed 10, 15 or 30 days. We do not have the full picture.

It takes time to find justice, but I am optimistic.

The proof is completely clear and the CIA has never denied it.

We cannot limit ourselves solely to the 'secret prisons' issue.

All the indications are that this 'extraordinary rendition' was already known about.

Legal proceedings in progress in certain countries seemed to indicate that individuals had been abducted and transferred to other countries without respect for any legal standards.

These two facts are significant because they indicate methodology, logistics and personnel for this kind of operation ? operations which are totally contrary to the spirit and the text of the European convention on human rights.

I find it hard to believe these actions could have taken place without a degree of collaboration or passivity by governments or services operating under them. I am thinking of the secret services.

The strategy in place today respects neither human rights nor the Geneva Conventions. The current administration in Washington is trying to combat terrorism outside legal means, the rule of law.