Mr Wright said the payment was appropriate and “beyond doubt”. This one is without precedent as a public apology for the actions of the UK intelligence service. Mr Wright said on Thursday that, in the aftermath of 9/11, the agencies were “suddenly adapting” to a huge new threat. Mr Wright minced his words there. From 2002, Ms Haspel ran the secret CIA centre in Thailand where inmates were tortured and where Ms Boudchar was mistreated.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2018 17:30 UTC