Khalid El-Masri
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 Khalid El-Masri    | |
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 At the start of his trial at court in Memmingen, southern Germany, where he was accused of beating the mayor of Neu-Ulm, southern Germany in September 2009. | |
| Born | 1963-06-29 Kuwait |
| Nationality | German |
| Victim of | • “extraordinary rendition” • torture • mistaken identity |
Kidnapped for months by the CIA after a case of mistaken identity. His lawsuit was dismissed on grounds of "national security" | |
Khalid El-Masri was kidnapped by the CIA, interrogated and tortured for months. Judge Thomas Selby Ellis dismissed El-Masri's lawsuit, on grounds of "national security".[1]
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| Document:Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13 | blog post | 20 September 2020 | Craig Murray | “Strictly protect” is nothing to do with security classification, which is what protects national security information. As Nicky Hager said, its normal use is to prevent political embarrassment. As in Australasia, it is a term largely used to protect their secret political assets. |
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