mohammad mustafa osama vali , a religious sheikh popularly known as el hassan was taken by a cia - led team in milan on 17 february , 2003 and allegedly transferred by vehicle to the f-16 air base on florence , later by vehicle to the c-141 wind base in germany , and ultimately headed to rome . he was released from prison on night and says that he would like to return to italy . he specifically told he has been shocked with mechanical whip , executions , death threats and genital abuse , and that " i have been relegated to a shell of a human being . "
the cia abducted terror salah in 2003 .