17-01-2017 11:52 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

Jack Straw Can Be Sued By Libyan Dissident Over Torture Allegations, Supreme Court Rules

Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued by a former Libyan dissident over allegations of abduction and torture.
Abdul-Hakim Belhaj has alleged that MI6 helped the US kidnap him in Asia in 2004 to return him and his wife to Tripoli.
On Tuesday the Supreme Court backed a Court of Appeal ruling allowing his action.Belhaj was one of the leaders of the uprising against former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
He said he was abducted - along with his pregnant wife, Fatima Boudchar -
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