Abuse claims: Mahdi Hashi faces life in jail if found guilty of terrorism charges A British man who disappeared after being stripped of his citizenship claims he was tortured in an African prison before being handed over to the CIA and forced to sign a confession. Mahdi Hashi, who vanished last summer in Somalia, has described for the first time his 'horrific' ordeal at the hands of the secret police in the neighbouring state of Djibouti, who he claims worked closely with US interrogators. The 23-year-old, who lived in London, alleges that he was stripped and repeatedly slapped before being threatened with electrocution and sexual abuse by officers who were attached to Djibouti's intelligence service.
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First shocking interview with Mahdi Hashi from his New York cell
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Told how he was made to watch a Swedish detainee being beaten
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He was stripped and blindfolded, and told he would be sexually abused
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Was forced to sign a confession agreeing to waive his right to silence
The case has led to allegations that the US and the UK governments may have conspired to kidnap him and then send him to Djibouti, where @placeholder has a counter- terrorism base.