CIA stops using harsh interrogation tactics
The CIA has stopped using interrogation techniques such as "stress positions," sleep deprivation and denial of pain medication while the Bush administration reviews their legality, The Washington Post said yesterday.
"The whole thing's been stopped until we can sort out whether we are sure we are on legal ground," the Post quoted a former senior CIA official as saying.
The newspaper said the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques have been used in questioning al-Qaeda leaders. The suspension applies to CIA detention facilities around the world.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Questioning of prisoners will continue, the newspaper said, but without use of the techniques.
A CIA spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
The suspension follows a White House decision to review an Aug. 1, 2002, memo that detailed how to avoid violating US and international terror laws while interrogating prisoners.
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