German sues ex-director Tenet of CIA for kidnap and torture

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A German man brought a lawsuit against George Tenet, the former Central Intelligence Agency director, yesterday over allegations that he was abducted, detained and tortured by CIA agents.

Khaled el-Masri, a 42-year- old German citizen, claims he was kidnapped while on holiday in Macedonia in 2003. He says he was later released in Albania with no explanation, following months of interrogation at a prison in Afghanistan.

"The CIA's policy of extraordinary rendition is a clear violation of universal human rights protections," said Steven Watt, a human rights adviser to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the case on behalf of Mr Masri.

"Snatching Mr el-Masri off the street and hiding him away in a secret prison was illegal under American and international law."