Obama refuses to stop torture investigations

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Source: Earth Times

Washington - US President Barack Obama rejected on Sunday a request by several former heads of the country's intelligence community to end investigations into the alleged torture of terrorist suspects. Speaking to US broadcaster CNN, Obama said in rejecting the request that no one was above the law.

In addition the US president said that it was not entitled to interfere in an active investigation by justice officials.

The statement came in reference to a letter by seven former heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency to end inquiries into alleged abuse of terrorist suspects allowed under the administration of Obama predecessor George W Bush.

According to the CIA former chiefs, the investigation threatened to interfere with the effective anti-terrorism efforts by the agency and damage the security of the country.





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Associated Press:
CIA interrogations:
He does not plan to ask the Justice Department to end its criminal investigation into the harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the Bush administration. Seven former CIA directors have asked him to do just that.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i_y8a5TUnVq0RXLLZ8tvhufXx0DgD9AR3SL81

Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama shrugged off a request by seven former CIA chiefs to end a probe into allegations of prisoner abuse, saying in an interview released on Sunday that "nobody's above the law."
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42584320090920

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