Is there any case law that grants immunity to a foreign official for torture?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 SCR 176, 2014 SCC 62 (CanLII):

Accordingly, while it can be said that customary international law permits states to recognize immunity for foreign officials, as evidenced in Jones v. United Kingdom, it also does not preclude a state from denying immunity for acts of torture, as exemplified in Pinochet No. 3 and Samantar II.

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