UK pays Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah 'substantial' sum over torture complicity

The British government has agreed to pay a substantial sum to Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah to settle a civil lawsuit over the UK's alleged role in his torture. This settlement ends years of litigation where Zubaydah accused British security and intelligence agencies of complicity in his abuse by the CIA at secret prisons between 2002 and 2006. Zubaydah, a stateless Palestinian held for over two decades without charge, was subjected to extreme torture, including being waterboarded 83 times in a month. While the payment amount is undisclosed, his lawyers state it serves as an implicit acknowledgement of the UK's role in enabling his torture.