Britain pays out £2 million to illegal rendition Libyan The documents were allegedly found in an office belonging to Moussa Koussa, the head of Gaddafi's intelligence agency. One reportedly said: "We are... aware that your service had been co-operating with the British to effect [Sami al Saadi's] removal to Tripoli... The Hong Kong government may be able to co-ordinate with you to render [Sami al Saadi] and his family into your custody. Mr al Saadi today said still wants the UK to admit its role in the rendition. "I started this process believing that a British trial would get to the truth in my case," he said. But today, with the Government trying to push through secret courts, I feel that to proceed is not best for my family. I went through a secret trial once before, in Gaddafi's Libya. In many ways, it was as bad as the torture. It is not an experience I care to repeat. Even now, the British Government has never given an answer to the simple question: 'Were you involved in the kidnap of me, my wife and my children?' I think the payment speaks for itself. We will be donating a portion of the proceeds to support other Libyan torture victims. Police are currently investigating the alleged role of MI6 in the rendition of Libyan dissendents, after the cache of documents was found last year. Both Tony Blair, the former prime minister, and Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary, have denied any knowledge of illegal rendition of dissendents to Libya. Sir Richard Dearlove, who was head of MI6 at the time, has said: "It was a political decision, having very significantly disarmed Libya, for the government to co-operate with Libya on Islamist terrorism. The whole relationship was one of serious calculation about where the overall balance of our national interests stood. Mr Straw today said he was "At all times... scrupulous in seeking to carry out my duties in accordance with the law. "I hope to be able to say much more about all this at an appropriate stage in the future," he added. A Government spokesman said: "We can confirm that the Government and the other defendants have reached a settlement with the claimants. There has been no admission of liability and no finding by any court of liability. Tim Hancock, campaigns director for Amnesty International, said there needs to be an inquiry into the extent of the UK's involvement in torture and other abuses of detainees held overseas. "The now-shelved inquiry under Sir Peter Gibson was never going to get to the bottom of this murky affair, or to allay public fears over it," he said. We'll be watching developments in the case of Mr Al-Saadi and others with interest, but we'll also be pressing the government to instigate a proper inquiry as soon as possible, given ongoing criminal investigations.