Lawyers welcome torture details disclosure (UK)

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Source: Asian Image

By Mike Taylor

Lawyers for former terror detainee Binyam Mohamed today welcomed a decision by two High Court judges to reopen their judgment on his case with a view to disclosing details of his alleged torture at the hands of US and Pakistani intelligence services with the collusion of British agents.

The judges have yet to give reasons for their decision and it is still open to Foreign Secretary David Miliband to argue that the information should not be made public.

Richard Stein, of solicitors Leigh Day & Co, said: ... "If David Miliband continues to try to suppress the embarrassing details of British involvement in Binyam’s torture he will now have to present proper evidence to the court to back up his arguments.”

Clive Stafford Smith, director of human rights group Reprieve, which backed Mr Mohamed’s case, said: “It is long past time that this evidence was made public. How can it be that two governments that purport to uphold the rule of law be working together to cover up crimes committed against Binyam Mohamed?” ...

Read more: http://www.asianimage.co.uk/uk/4354063.Lawyers_welcome_torture_details_disclosure/

[pat_k]

1. kick!

[Supersedeas]

2. when it comes down to the judiciary and nothing else

[Senator]

3. Obama Needs To Open A Mouth

This is not about legal intricacies, or delicate intelligence sharing, or any other rationalizing euphemism someone wants to now wrap around his years of inaction.

This is the push/shove. You either cover up potential evidence of torture or you don't.

It really is just that simple.

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