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Article: No Saudi torture.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 24, 2005
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Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
No Saudi torture
Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki al-Faisal denounced claims that a U.S. citizen accused of plotting to assassinate President Bush was tortured while in Saudi custody.
Ahmed Abu Ali, on trial in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, said last week that he confessed to planning to kill the president only after being beaten repeatedly by Saudi security officers in 2003.
Prince Turki said Friday, "The government of Saudi Arabia rejects assertions that while in custody Ahmed Abu Ali was tortured in any way."
The ambassador said the prisoner was "visited on a regular basis" ...