CIA

Carabinieri stand outside the court on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro (L) speaks to the court on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture. Placard on wall behind the judges reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.

Italian judge Oscar Maggi listens on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.

Italian judge Oscar Maggi reads on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court, the verdict at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.

A student of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami beat an Anti-US banner in Lahore on November 17, 2009, in a protest against alleged US interference in their country. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture.

Italian judge Oscar Maggi reads on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court, the verdict at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same (for everyone)'.

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture.

Italian judge Oscar Maggi reads on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court, the verdict at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

Students of Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami protest against alleged US interference in their country in Lahore on November 17, 2009. The CIA provides hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's spy service, including payments for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a US newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials and former officials.

A folder reading 'notes on the defence in the Abu Omar case' lays on a desk on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture.

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The high-profile case involves the CIA's covert 'extraordinary rendition' programme in which scores of terror suspects are thought to have been transferred to countries known to practise torture.