Torture claims filed against new Interpol leader from UAE

PARIS (AP) — The French lawyer for a jailed human rights defender in the United Arab Emirates has filed a torture complaint against the new president of Interpol, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi. The move came Tuesday as al-Raisi made his first visit to the international police agency’s headquarters in the eastern French city of Lyon. Lawyer William Bourdon said he filed the complaint against al-Raisi in a Paris court under the principle of universal jurisdiction.  Separately, lawyers for two Britons who had accused al-Raisi of torture filed a criminal complaint Tuesday. Al-Raisi was elected for a four-year term as Interpol president in November. He has been accused by rights groups of involvement in torture and arbitrary detentions in the UAE.