By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
An Oregon man claims he was tortured in the United Arab Emirates by interrogators cooperating with the FBI, which was investigating a Portland mosque, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Yonas Fikre said he was arrested in June and taken to an Abu Dhabi prison,according to the Times. It was there he claims he was beaten, threatened and isolated during three months of detention by interrogators working for the FBI.
The story is of particular interest since the FBI has long prided itself on not using torture — unlike the CIA — to glean information from people.
Fikre essentially alleged that the bureau used someone else to do the torture.
The Associated Press reported that the Portland FBI declined comment, but said agents are thoroughly trained as to what is permissible under U.S. Law.
