The former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan is alleging that the United States is essentially outsourcing torture to Uzbek authorities. Craig Murray says that the U.S. has handed dozens of terrorism suspects over to Uzbekistan, an authoritarian regime that community employs torture. He also alleges that British and American intelligence officials routinely cite information from Uzbek authorities, almost certainly obtained under torture.

Murray says he tried to raise an alarm about the practice, and soon after, the British government alleged that Murray was guilty of financial and sexual improprieties. He has since been cleared of the allegations, but he retired from Foreign Service last month.

Hear Craig Murray talk about his charge that the U.S. and UK were complicit in the torture of terrorism suspects in Uzbekistan.

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Craig Murray is the former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan. He has announced that he will run against British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw for Straw’s seat in Parliament in the May 5th British elections.