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- The court refused to hear the case because of the "state secrets privilege," citing that the presentation of evidence could compromise national securityThe New York Times: Supreme Court Won't Hear Torture Appeal (Oct. 9, 2007)
- The case involved Khaled el-Masri, a Lebanese-born German citizen
- Claims he was on vacation in Macedonia in 2003 when the incident occuredThe New York Times: Supreme Court Won't Hear Torture Appeal (Oct. 9, 2007)
- Prosecutors in Germany called for the arrest of 13 CIA agentsThe New York Times: Supreme Court Won't Hear Torture Appeal (Oct. 9, 2007)
- 2005 lawsuit brought against former CIA director George Tenet among others
- el-Masri represented by the American Civil Liberties Union
- Appealed to the Supreme Court after suit was dismissed by the Federal District Court of Alexandria, Virginia
- State secrets privilege originated in 1953 with United States v. Reynolds case
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On October 9, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a German citizen who accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of kidnapping and torturing him in an Afghanistan prison.
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