Gina Haspel, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, vowed Wednesday that the spy agency will not engage in torture of detainees under her watch, even if ordered by the president. “Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program,” she told the Senate Intelligence Committee. I would never, ever take CIA back to an interrogation program,” Haspel told the panel. Pressed over whether she would resume an interrogation program, and allow torture, if ordered by Trump, she said she would not. I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that I thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 09, 2018 15:00 UTC