French investigative judges at the Paris Tribunal have opened an investigation into torture allegations made by two British men against Interpol president Major General Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates.
Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad, who were both detained in the UAE before Mr al-Raisi was elected president of the France-based international police agency, will give evidence against him at the tribunal’s specialised judicial unit for crimes against humanity and war crimes, their lawyers said.
