Libyan dissident can sue MI6 for abduction, UK court rules

1,931 views · Published 18 January 2017 · 2:52 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2017 · News & Politics

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A Libyan man who helped to lead the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi has been told he can sue Britain's secret service and a former UK foreign secretary.

Abdul Hakim Belhaj says MI6 played a part in having him kidnapped and sent back to Tripoli, where he spent six years in jail.

Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan reports.

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