UNITED KINGDOM. UK STRIKES DEAL TO EXPEL LIBYAN TERRORISM SUSPECTS

Britain signed a preliminary agreement with Libya that would allow it to deport Libyan nationals who were suspected of links to terrorism. The move was one of a number of measures to crack down on individuals who encouraged or condoned acts of violence or aided terrorists in the wake of the July 7 bombings in London.
The so-called memorandum of understanding was designed to convince Britain's courts that suspects could be deported to Libya without facing torture, mistreatment or the death penalty.
But Amnesty International said cases of mistreatment of prisoners were still being reported in Libya, including electric shock treatment, and accused the government of going soft on torture.
"It's dangerously misguided to expect countries with a known record of torturing people to respect bits of paper promising not to torture," said Amnesty's UK director Katie Allen of the Libyan deal. "The government has a duty to prevent any repeat of the London bombings outrage but going soft on torture is not the answer to terrorism," she added.