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The UK paid compensation to Abu Zubaydah for its role in his CIA torture, acknowledging intelligence cooperation despite no public details.
The UK has paid substantial compensation to Abu Zubaydah, a Palestinian-born man held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, to settle a lawsuit alleging UK intelligence complicity in his torture during secret CIA detention.
British agencies provided interrogation questions while knowing he endured extreme techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation.
The settlement, confirmed by his legal team, acknowledges UK responsibility despite the undisclosed amount and his inability to access funds.
Zubaydah, once thought a senior al-Qaeda figure but never charged, remains detained indefinitely.
The case reflects broader concerns about global detention practices and accountability for intelligence cooperation.
El Reino Unido pagó una compensación a Abu Zubaydah por su papel en la tortura de la CIA, reconociendo la cooperación de inteligencia a pesar de que no se hicieron públicos los detalles.