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Torture by Proxy: Family Allegedly Rendered by the UK to Gaddafi Accepts Settlement - Anna Crowther, Leigh Day & Co

02/02/13. In March 2004 Mr Sami al-Saadi, his wife and their four young children were forced aboard an Egyptian aircraft in Hong Kong and rendered to Libya where, as a former opponent of the Gaddafi regime, Mr al-Saadi knew that he and his family faced imminent danger. For the majority of the lengthy rendition flight the family were held apart. The children, who were then aged between 6 and 12 years old, describe their utter terror at being held in an unlit section of the aircraft, not knowing whether their parents were on board. Towards the end of the flight they were told by officials to say goodbye to their father, who suffered from severe diabetes and had fallen very sick during the flight.

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