Swiss confirm CIA torture flights allegations - Leaked report

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A leaked interim report by Swiss federal prosecutors has allegedly indicated that the CIA used Swiss airspace to fly a Muslim cleric to Egypt for interrogation.

Justice Minister Christoph Blocher informed his cabinet colleagues on Friday about the prosecutors' findings, part of an investigation launched late last year. snip

In June, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation said CIA planes landed in Switzerland 58 times, and flew through the country's air space 73 times, between February 2001 and February 2006.

According to Zanolari, there was no evidence at present to suggest a plane carrying prisoners had landed in Switzerland.