I am in favour of the amendment, obviously, but I do have the following question for Mr. Champ: quite apart from the need to know the truth about whether or not detainees were tortured, how is this whole situation affecting the Afghan people, the future and the Karzai government? Since he has been looking into this for some time now, does Mr. Champ have some idea? This is also an important consideration. It is not simply a matter of resolving a dispute and getting at the truth here. It is also important to know how this will affect Afghanistan's reconstruction. I would have liked to hear his answer. He told me that certainly it was important, and it is, because if we come across looking like hypocrites who knew about the torture, but who still continued to transfer prisoners, we lose some credibility. Therefore, it is important to understand that we must put a stop to the transfer of prisoners.
On March 17th, 2010. See this statement in context.