German Man Claims U.S. Tortured Him / Deutsche Behörden sollen Mitschuld an Verschleppung al-Masris haben

A German man filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming he was held captive and tortured by U.S. government agents after being mistakenly identified as an associate of the Sept. 11 hijackers. Khaled El-Masri, who is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, said he was arrested while attempting to enter Macedonia for a holiday trip and flown to Afghanistan. During five months in captivity he was subjected to "torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," says a lawsuit he filed in U.S. District Court in suburban Alexandria, Va. ...more

Brisante Wendung im Fall des von der CIA verschleppten Khaled al-Masri: Nach Informationen der "Berliner Zeitung" tragen deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden offenbar eine Mitverantwortung für die Festnahme und Entführung des Deutsch-Libanesen. ...mehr