#wikipeka

  • Cas «El-Masri»: les États-Unis menacent l’#Allemagne si elle laisse sa justice (et ses médias) travailler sur le cas El-Masri, citoyen allemand enlevé et torturé dans le cadre d’une #extraordinary_rendition.
    http://wikileaks.nl/cable/2007/02/07BERLIN242.html

    “He reminded Nikel of the repercussions to U.S.-Italian bilateral relations in the wake of a similar move by Italian authorities last year.

    The DCM pointed out that our intention was not to threaten Germany, but rather to urge that the German Government weigh carefully at every step of the way the implications for relations with the U.S. We of course recognized the independence of the German judiciary, but noted that a decision to issue international arrest warrants or extradition requests would require the concurrence of the German Federal Government, specifically the MFA and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The DCM said our initial indications had been that the German federal authorities would not allow the warrants to be issued, but that subsequent contacts led us to believe this was not the case.”

    Sujet traité par Harpers Magazine:
    http://harpers.org/archive/2010/11/hbc-90007831
    “Though this cable is framed in typically diplomatic politesse, the underlying message seems clear: it was a demand that Chancellor Merkel’s government intervene to block the criminal investigation, coupled with a threat of negative consequences if it failed to do so.”

    #cablegate #wikipeka