Justice: Interrogators Who Use Torture Are Safe From Prosecution
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed “in good faith” that harsh techniques used to break the will of prisoners, including waterboarding, would not cause “prolonged mental harm.”
The newly released but heavily censored memo approved the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques method by method, but warned that if the circumstances changed, interrogators could be running afoul of anti-torture laws.
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