Tuesday, December 06, 2005

BBC NEWS | Americas | Man sues CIA over torture claims

BBC NEWS | Americas | Man sues CIA over torture claims: "Man sues CIA over torture claims
Khaled al-Masri announces the lawsuit in a video tele-conference from Stuttgart, Germany
Mr Al-Masri is now seeking damages and an apology
A man who says he was a victim of the CIA's alleged secret prisons is suing its former chief over torture claims.

Khaled al-Masri says he was kidnapped in 2003 while on holiday in Macedonia, flown to Afghanistan and mistreated.

A US rights group has filed a lawsuit against ex-CIA head George Tenet and other officials on behalf of Mr Masri, a Lebanese-born German citizen."

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