Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

The Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners. was a Committee of the European Parliament that was set up in 2006 to investigate the alleged role of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in the extraordinary rendition of terrorists. The chairman of the committee was Carlos Coelho.

An interim report was released in 2006, which stated that "the CIA or other US services have been directly responsible for the illegal seizure, removal, abduction and detention of terrorist suspects on the territory of member states".

The Chairman of the committee, Carlos Coelho, claimed that the CIA's extraordinary renditions in Europe was carried out "with the knowledge and support of European national governments".

In 2007, the final report of the committee was released, which revealed the existence of secret detention facilities in Europe. According to the report, over one thousand CIA-operated flights used European airspace from 2001 to 2005.

The report also included the following details:

The committee's final report was approved by the European Parliament with 382 votes in favour, 256 against, and 74 abstentions.

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