Wednesday, 2 June 2010

US court rules ex-Somali PM can be sued over torture

US Supreme Court in Washington, DC The US Supreme Court ruled former foreign officials do not have immunity
he US Supreme Court has ruled that it will not halt a lawsuit by alleged torture victims against former Somali Prime Minister Mahamed Ali Samantar. The original lawsuit was filed by Somalis living in the US under 1991's Torture Victim Protection Act.
A federal judge had originally ruled that Mr Samantar was entitled to diplomatic immunity. Read More

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