MI5 and MI6 to face investigation over ‘illegal rendition’ of Libyan terror suspects

An inquiry began in 2008 looking into whether Mr Mohamed, a British resident
originally from Ethiopia, had been tortured with British knowledge after his
arrest in Pakistan in 2002 or after he was in Morocco between July 2002 and
early 2004 when he was transferred to Guantánamo Bay.

The statement by the Crown Prosecution Service and Scotland Yard, said Mr
Mohamed had “never alleged that any member of either the Security Service or
the Secret Intelligence Service was directly involved in the torture and
ill-treatment he alleges.”

The investigation concluded that although members of MI5 provided information
to the US authorities about Mr Mohamed they were not aware of any
mistreatment.

The CPS and Metropolitan Police also announced a joint panel, including Mr
Starmer and Cressida Dick, head of the special operations directorate at
Scotland Yard, who will examine whether to launch further investigations.

Mr Belhadj, who is now a leader in the Libyan National Transitional Council,
was arrested in Malaysia after a tip-off by the British in 2004.

MI6 officers tape recorded an interview with Mr Belhadj after he had been
imprisoned in Tripoli in which he told them he had not been tortured,
sources said.

Mr al-Saadi was detained for immigration violations in Hong Kong with his wife
and children after a similar tip-off and also sent back to Libya.

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