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Afghan detainee wins right to judicial review in torture case
Source: Press Association
Afghan detainee wins right to judicial review in torture case
Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 May 2012 18.08 BST
An Afghan detainee who says he was subjected to torture after being handed over to the Afghan authorities following capture by British forces has won permission to challenge the legality of his transfer.
Serdar Mohammed, 24, was given leave to seek judicial review by Mr Justice Collins, sitting at the high court in London.
His lawyers say that, after the transfer, he was tortured into confessing that he was a member of the Taliban by the national directorate of security, the Afghanistan intelligence service, and is now serving a six-year prison sentence.
The judge ruled that the father-of-two had "an arguable case" that should go to a full hearing, but stressed his decision did not mean that the challenge would necessarily succeed.
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Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 May 2012 18.08 BST
An Afghan detainee who says he was subjected to torture after being handed over to the Afghan authorities following capture by British forces has won permission to challenge the legality of his transfer.
Serdar Mohammed, 24, was given leave to seek judicial review by Mr Justice Collins, sitting at the high court in London.
His lawyers say that, after the transfer, he was tortured into confessing that he was a member of the Taliban by the national directorate of security, the Afghanistan intelligence service, and is now serving a six-year prison sentence.
The judge ruled that the father-of-two had "an arguable case" that should go to a full hearing, but stressed his decision did not mean that the challenge would necessarily succeed.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/15/afghan-detainee-right-judicial-review