‘The Claimant’s case is that in 2004 the Defendants, or more particularly officers of the First Defendant, sent questions to the Libyan Security Service (‘LESO’) to be put to persons detained in Libya, concerning the SRA, and the Claimant. The Claimant infers the Defendants received answers; and that the information gained was instrumental in the steps the Defendants subsequently took in relation to him. The Claimant’s case is that information gained from Libyan detainees under the Qadhafi regime was ‘tainted’, meaning that it was unreliable and that it was or would have been unlawful to rely upon it, since it was likely to have been obtained by torture or inhuman and degrading treatment. It is claimed that the Defendants knew that, and should not have sought the information in such circumstances or relied on it.’
Irwin J
[2016] EWHC 1727 (QB)
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 24 July 2021; Ref: scu.567066
