Is it against Geneva Convention to use drugs to extract information?

Toots

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Fri Jun-17-05 02:54 PM
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Is it against Geneva Convention to use drugs to extract information?

I know there are such drugs as truth serums (sodium pentithol) but I don't know why they do not use them when interrogating a prisoner. It seems they prefer torture and we know for a fact that is against Geneva Convention and it also is not reliable. People will say anything you want them to say to stop the torture. What is it that makes using drugs so prohibitive?

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KnightoftheRepublic

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Fri Jun-17-05 02:56 PM
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1. yes

I'm not sure if it's stated in Geneva, but it's definitely illegal

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shoelace414

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Fri Jun-17-05 02:58 PM
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2. my guess is they don't work like they do in the movies.

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