The department had already dropped most of the cases stemming from
accusations that the CIA and other agencies committed abuses against
detainees held by the U.S. after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
But Attorney General Eric Holder last year ordered a criminal
investigation into two detainee deaths, one in Iraq and one in
Afghanistan, saying new evidence was available.
On Thursday, Mr. Holder said that remaining investigation also would be dropped. "The admissible evidence would not be sufficient to obtain
and sustain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt," he said.
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