Hague Prosecutors Say U.S. Tortured At Least 61 Prisoners In Afghanistan

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Hague Prosecutors Say U.S. Tortured At Least 61 Prisoners In Afghanistan

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said they have "reasonable basis" to believe the United States committed "war crimes" by torturing prisoners in Afghanistan.

The U.S. military subjected at least 61 detainees in Afghanistan to "torture, cruel treatment, [and] outrages upon personal dignity," an initial investigative report said on November 14.

A further 27 people were tortured by the CIA, it said, with the majority of the alleged crimes occurring between 2003 and 2004 when President George W. Bush was in office.

The United States never ratified the treaty establishing the court, but because the alleged abuses occurred in countries that ratified the treaty --Afghanistan, Poland, Lithuania and Romania -- the court has jurisdiction.

(Contributors:  AP, Reuters, AFP, and dpa )

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