In 2003, Britain's Ambassador for Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, said that information was being extracted under extreme torture from dissidents in that country, and that the information was subsequently being used by Britain and other western, democratic countries which disapproved of torture.
Storbritanniens ambassadør i Usbekistan, Craig Murray, fremsatte i 2003 påstande om, at information blev fremskaffet fra arresterede under ekstrem tortur, og at informationen med ujævne mellemrum blev brugt af Storbritannien og andre vestlige demokratiske lande, som var mod brug af tortur.