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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