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CIA torture: A first step towards justice for Al-Zery, but what about Agiza?
by Open-Publishing - Monday 5 March 20071 comment
Edito Europe Secret Services USA
Swedish GUE/NGL MEP Jens Holm, a member of the parliament’s CIA investigation committee, is supportive of the Swedish government’s decision to revoke the deportation order for Mohammed Al-Zery.
It was in December of 2001 that Mohammed Al-Zery and Ahmed Agiza were arrested by Swedish security police, with the help of the CIA, and deported to Egypt. They were tortured during both the deportation and their time in prison in Egypt.
"This is a first step towards justice for Mohammed Al-Zery. I expect swift processing by the Immigration Department so Al-Zery may return to Sweden as soon as possible. The fact that Al-Zery’s demand for damages will be heard is also a positive development. But there is a very great deal left to do, said Jens Holm.
Jens Holm appealed to Immigration Minister Tobias Billström several weeks ago to grant Agizas request for the revocation of the order banning his return.
"Why hasn’t the government acted on Ahmed Agiza’s behalf? He must be allowed to be reunited with his family in Sweden. Of course the government must also revoke its deportation order for Palestinian Hassan Asad from Gothenburg based on the same anti-terrorism laws" Holm added.
Current anti-terrorism laws sentence individuals to deportation to dictatorships and countries where torture is widely used, without possibility of appeal or even being told why they are being deported.
"The EU Parliament recently demanded that all anti-terrorism laws be reviewed. It is high time the Swedish government complies".
For more information, contact:
Jens Holm, MEP: Swedish mobile +46 768 470 328, Belgian mobile +32 498 598 053, or blog http://www.jensholm.se/
Maria Almström, Press Officer: +46 708 31 45 43
Website: www.vguengl.org (photos in "Press Room")
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6 March 2007, 22:31
Crime for the "reason of state" are pretty common within the EU. All CIA activities should be ousted, the agent revealed and processed openly to the borders and of course their DNA and fingerprints should be taken and the CIA sign should be engraved in their foreheads.
This are killers!