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Torture claim filed against Interpol president from UAE

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The French lawyer for a jailed human rights defender in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday filed a torture complaint against the new president of Interpol, Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, as the official made his first visit to the international police agency’s headquarters in Lyon. William Bourdon, a lawyer for the Emirati human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansour, said he filed the complaint against al-Raisi in a Paris court under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Al-Raisi was elected for a four-year term as Interpol president in November. He has been accused by human right…

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