LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A Libyan politician, who claims he was tortured after he was handed over by Western officials, can sue for damages, a British court ruled.
Abdel Hakim Belhaj was imprisoned and tortured under Libya's Gadhafi regime, and claims Britain conspired with the U.S. CIA in his rendition to Libya. Thursday the United Kingdom Court of Appeals said he can sue the U.K. for damages.