Network Front | The Guardian: UK drops security claim blocking Pakistanis lawsuit over torture

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UK drops security claim blocking Pakistanis lawsuit over torture Nov 11th 2014, 17:28, by Richard Norton-Taylor Government abandons argument that UK-US intelligence ties preclude letting Yunus Rahmatullah sue for damages The UK government has abandoned its long-standing claim that relations with Washington would suffer if a Pakistani citizen who claims he was tortured by British and American troops was allowed to sue for damages in court. Yunus Rahmatullah says he was tortured over a 10-year period after being captured by British special forces in Iraq and handed over to US troops in 2004. He was released by the US without charge in May. Continue reading...

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