He brought a legal claim against the UK on the basis that its intelligence services were "complicit" in his torture.
His lawyer urged the UK and other governments that "share responsibility for his ongoing torture and unlawful detention" to ensure his release.
Jan 12, 2026 14:32"President George W Bush personally publicised his capture in 2002, claiming he was a senior al-Qaeda operative who was "plotting and planning murder". These claims were later withdrawn by the US government, which no longer contends he was a member of al-Qaeda".
