A British man arrested in Saudi Arabia after being the victim of a terrorist car bomb is suing the Saudi government, saying he was tortured to get him to confess to the bombing: Torture victim sues Saudis. (Hat tip: Victrade.)

The writ names the Saudi ministry of the interior, led by Prince Naif, and Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Aziz, the man that Mr Jones says led the torture, and details his ordeal during his detention.

The Foreign Office has successfully served the writ on Prince Naif but the writ on Col Aziz was returned to the British embassy because Saudi officials said he was unknown to them.

According to evidence gathered by a Human Rights Watch delegation that visited Riyadh, Prince Naif acknowledged that “an investigator had exceeded his limits and may have been a little harsh in his treatment of Mr Jones”.