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| A Briton held on suspicion of terrorism in Bangladesh is to sue Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, alleging she allowed his torture, the Home Office has confirmed. | A Briton held on suspicion of terrorism in Bangladesh is to sue Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, alleging she allowed his torture, the Home Office has confirmed. |
| Former civil servant Jamil Rahman, who grew up in south Wales, claims he was interrogated by MI5 officers in between beatings by Bangladesh security forces. | Former civil servant Jamil Rahman, who grew up in south Wales, claims he was interrogated by MI5 officers in between beatings by Bangladesh security forces. |
| He gave false confessions, including that he masterminded the 2005 terror attacks on London, Mr Rahman says. | He gave false confessions, including that he masterminded the 2005 terror attacks on London, Mr Rahman says. |
| The Home Office says British security forces neither condone nor use torture. | The Home Office says British security forces neither condone nor use torture. |
| A Home Office spokeswoman said Mr Rahman's legal team had written to the home secretary, who would respond "in due course". | |
| According to the Guardian newspaper, Mr Rahman, 31, is suing in relation to assault, unlawful arrest, and false imprisonment. | |
| He said he was detained in December 2005 by the DGFI - one of Bangladesh's intelligence agencies - and was stripped and beaten. | He said he was detained in December 2005 by the DGFI - one of Bangladesh's intelligence agencies - and was stripped and beaten. |
| He claimed he made the tape-recorded confessions before being questioned by two men calling themselves Andrew and Liam who said they were from MI5. | He claimed he made the tape-recorded confessions before being questioned by two men calling themselves Andrew and Liam who said they were from MI5. |
| When he told them the confessions were false, they took a break and he was beaten again before their questioning resumed, Mr Rahman claims. | When he told them the confessions were false, they took a break and he was beaten again before their questioning resumed, Mr Rahman claims. |
| The security and intelligence agencies do not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or inhumane or degrading treatment Home Office | |
| He says at one point his wife was held in the next room, and Bangladeshi officers threatened to rape her. | |
| He was eventually released, only to be questioned several more times over the next two years by MI5 and detectives from Scotland Yard, he says. | He was eventually released, only to be questioned several more times over the next two years by MI5 and detectives from Scotland Yard, he says. |
| The Guardian says Mr Rahman's lawyers claim to have evidence including eyewitness testimony and medical information. | The Guardian says Mr Rahman's lawyers claim to have evidence including eyewitness testimony and medical information. |
| Mr Rahman had settled in Bangladesh in 2005. He returned to the UK last year. | |
| He launched his legal action after his wife and daughter were able to join him in Britain. | |
| The Home Office spokeswoman said: "The government unreservedly condemns the use of torture as a matter of fundamental principle and works hard with its international partners to eradicate this abhorrent practice worldwide. | |
| "The security and intelligence agencies do not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture or inhumane or degrading treatment." |