Bybee Reveals that He Approve Torture Tecniques That Were Unauthorized

By Charlie Savage and Scott Shane

From The New York Times | Original Article

WASHINGTON — A former Bush Justice Department official who approved brutal interrogation methods by the C.I.A. has told Congress that he never authorized several other rough tactics reportedly inflicted on terrorism suspects — including prolonged shackling to a ceiling and repeated beatings.

In closed-door testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on May 26, the former official, Judge Jay S. Bybee, said the Central Intelligence Agency never sought approval for some practices detainees later said had been used on them, including dousing them with cold water to keep them awake and forcing them to wear diapers or soil themselves.

“Those techniques were not authorized,” he said, according to a transcript released Thursday by the committee.

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