ACLU sues federal agencies allegedly behind ex-Hawthorne man's detention

by KPCC Wire Services for KPCC, view original article

August 18, 2010

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union sued federal intelligence agencies today, seeking information about the detention and alleged torture of a former Hawthorne resident in the United Arab Emirates.

Naji Hamdan, 44, who now lives in Lebanon with his family, was picked up in UAE in August 2008, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles, but the FBI and the Central Intelligence and National Security agencies, among other governmental units, have refused to divulge any information — even after the ACLU of Southern California filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act in January.

The complaint alleges U.S. intelligence agencies were involved in the man's capture and torture

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