It may take months for Abu Zubaydah’s lawsuit to bring any results. But even at this early stage, the case has highly-explosive potential, experts say, as it may trigger actions in other European countries.

Poland, Macedonia and Romania have all been accused of having CIA prisons on their territory. But this is the first time that a former detainee of the Central European rendition centers has decided to file a lawsuit, and now speculation is rife over how far the ripples from this particular case might travel.