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EU: European Court of Human Rights: Grand Chamber hearing in the case El-Masri v. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
01 May 2012
The applicant in this case, a German national of Lebanese origin, alleges that he was arrested and tortured in Skopje because he was suspected of belonging to a terrorist organisation, and complains about his rendition by the CIA to a secret detention centre in Afghanistan.
See:
Press release (pdf)
Webcast of the hearing