“The UK government has agreed to pay £2.2m ($3.5m) to a Libyan dissident and his
family who say MI6 was involved in their illegal rendition.”
BBC News, 13th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lawyers representing two Libyan dissidents who were abducted and flown to Tripoli to be detained in one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons have issued proceedings in the high court in London against the British government, the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen, the former head of counter-terrorism at MI6.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron announces detectives will fly to Libya in pursuit of information about the policewoman’s 1984 killing.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former Libyan dissident who was abducted and flown to one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons in a so-called rendition operation mounted with the help of MI6 has started legal proceedings against Jack Straw, who was British foreign secretary at the time.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In 2004, Fatima Bouchar and her husband, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, were detained en route to the UK, and rendered to Libya. This is the story of their imprisonment, and the trail of evidence that reveals the involvement of the British government.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers are preparing to pay substantial compensation to a senior military commander in the new Libyan government who was abducted and sent to Libya at the request of Colonel Gaddafi eight years ago.”
The Independent, 10th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Libyan military commander and rebel leader has launched legal proceedings against the British government over his rendition and alleged ‘barbaric’ treatment meted out to him and his pregnant wife.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron has asked the Gibson inquiry into alleged UK complicity in torture to be widened to examine the extent of intelligence-sharing by British secret services with the Libyan Gaddafi regime, including rendition and torture.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the midst of rapid developments at the diplomatic and military level concerning the Gaddafi regime, it is important to remember that Libya is no stranger to UN sanctions or bombing by NATO member state warplanes.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Targeting Muammar Gaddafi and his military high command is permissible under the broadly drawn terms of the UN security council resolution, according to many international lawyers.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: In full: UK government’s legal advice on Libya
“Letters from UK Justice Ministers to the Scottish Government concerning a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A Home Office plan to deport terror suspects back to Libya is in tatters today, after an immigration court ruled that they could face an unfair trial and even torture if sent home.”
The Times, 27th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two Libyan terror suspects have won an appeal against deportation from the UK in a major defeat for the government.”
BBC News, 27th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
