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Rights group suing UK over rendition of suspected terrorist

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Human rights group Reprieve announced Tuesday that it is suing the British government over the rendition of Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni from Indonesia to Egypt, where it says he was tortured. The group alleges that the UK allowed the US rendition flight of Madni to stop on the British island territory of Diego Garcia, despite government claims that the island was not part of the US's rendition program. Reprieve seeks disclosure from both the UK and Diego Garcia governments of all information on Madni's treatment and Deigo Garcia's involvement in US renditions of terrorism suspects. It said the information was necessary for Madni to seek monetary damages from the government for what Reprieve said was the UK's complicity in his abuse. After being held in Egypt, Madni was transferred to Guantanmo Bay and held there until September 2008 when he was released back to his home country of Pakistan. Shortly after his release, Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani sought the release of all Pakistani detainees held at the base, so that the country's courts could handle the detainees. Later that month, a Pakistani delegation was denied access to detainees held at Guantanamo. Madni does not face any charges in the US or Pakistan.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 28, 2009 (boomark / email).