Belhadj, who was a known opponent of Gaddafi's regime, and his pregnant wife were abducted by U.S. CIA agents in Thailand and then illegally transferred to Tripoli with the help of British spies.

Boudchar, who after her rendition was detained in Libya until shortly before giving birth, was in the public gallery in parliament in London with her son to hear Britain's attorney general make a statement about the case.

Belhadj and Boudchar had brought legal claims against Britain's former foreign affairs minister, a senior intelligence chief and various government departments and agencies, seeking an apology and symbolic damages.

Belhadj, who had said all along he was seeking justice and an apology rather than a financial settlement was detained for six years after being rendered to Libya.

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