2005 CIA Interrogation Tapes Destruction
The CIA interrogation tapes destruction occurred on November 9, 2005. The videotapes were made by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during interrogations of Al-Qaeda suspects Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri in 2002 at a CIA black site prison in Thailand. 90 tapes were made of Zubaydah and 2 of al-Nashiri. Twelve tapes depict interrogations using enhanced interrogation techniques. The tapes and their destruction became public knowledge in December 2007. A criminal investigation by a Department of Justice special prosecutor decided in 2010 to not file any criminal charges related to destroying the videotapes.
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