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ACLU sues Boeing arm over CIA renditions

By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington

Published: May 30 2007 21:04 | Last updated: May 30 2007 21:04

The American Civil Liberties Union sued a Boeing subsidiary on Wednesday for allegedly helping the Central Intelligence Agency transport prisoners under its extraordinary renditions programme.

The ACLU lawsuit alleges that the subsidiary, California-based Jeppesen Data­plan, provided the CIA with services for flights that were used to send three prisoners to secret detention facilities where they claim they were tortured.

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