New questions over torture policy – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The treatment of Binyam Mohamed has raised questions about the ‘policy and procedures’ of Britain’s intelligence agencies, a committee says.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

FCO admits silence over torture victims – The Guardian

Posted March 17th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Foreign Office has admitted failing to make complaints on behalf of British nationals who say they have been tortured after being detained overseas during counter-terrorism investigations.”

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The Guardian, 17th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mohamed ‘not the only victim’ – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“According to evidence heard at the high court during proceedings brought on behalf of Binyam Mohamed, an interrogation policy that subsequently led to detainees being tortured in Pakistan was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government. The Guardian has learned from other sources that the interrogation policy was directed at a high level in Whitehall, and that it has been further developed since Mohamed’s detention in 2002.”

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The Guardian, 12th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

David Cameron calls for full inquiry into Binyam Mohamed torture claims – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2009 in intelligence services, international law, news, torture by sally

“David Cameron today (11 March) called for a full inquiry into British intelligence agencies’ alleged involvement in torture amid mounting concern that they may have breached international law.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Account of detainee’s alleged torture passed to high court – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“A graphic account by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed of his alleged torture during interrogation sessions has been passed to the high court.”

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The Guardian, 7th March 2009

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Calls for government to answer torture claims – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“New revelations by Guantánamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed, claiming that British intelligence played a central role in his torture and interrogation, must be answered by the government, the former shadow home secretary David Davis said last night.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2009

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R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service – WLR Daily

R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service [2009] EWCA Civ 24; [2009] WLR (D) 63

The Administrative Court did not have jurisdiction to entertain a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights where the matters brought up were within the purview of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.”

WLR Daily, 19th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009

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Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court.”

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The Guardian, 16th February 2009

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Legal loopholes ‘allowing MI5 to collude in torture’ – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2009 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“An international human rights organisation is calling on the British government to close down legal loopholes that appear to give MI5 officers immunity from prosecution if they collude in the torture of British terrorism suspects in Pakistan.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2009

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Miliband defends ‘torture’ row documents gag – The Independent

Posted February 5th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Foreign Secretary David Miliband today defended the non-disclosure of US intelligence after a furious row erupted between the British courts and the American administration over the Binyam Mohamed case.”

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The Independent, 5th February 2009

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David Miliband to make statement on Binyam Mohamed ‘torture cover up’ – The Times

Posted February 5th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Miliband will make a statement to the House of Commons today on the alleged cover-up of the torture of Binyam Mohamed, a former British resident being held at Guantanamo Bay.”

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The Times, 5th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

UK judges accuse Obama Administration of suppressing torture claim – The Times

Posted February 5th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The US has threatened to withhold intelligence from the UK if evidence of the alleged torture of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay is made public. ”

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The Times, 5th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

US threats mean evidence of British resident’s Guantánamo torture must stay secret, judges rule – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Evidence of how a British resident held in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp was tortured, and what MI5 knew about it, must remain secret because of serious threats the US has made against the UK, the high court ruled today (4 February).”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2009

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What terror jury was not told: ‘They tore my nails out. Then I was interrogated by MI5’ – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2008 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Lawyers representing a man convicted of terrorism offences yesterday are to launch an appeal and embark on a civil action on his behalf alleging that he was tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents before being questioned by officials from the British security service, MI5.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney urged to hand over torture evidence – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2008 in attorney general, disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The attorney general, Lady Scotland, must hand over to the director of public prosecutions detailed allegations of criminal wrongdoing by MI5 and the CIA concerning the treatment of a British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, his lawyer said yesterday. The demand comes in a 26-page letter, seen by the Guardian, sent to the attorney by Clive Stafford Smith, director of the legal charity Reprieve and the lawyer representing Binyam Mohamed.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MPs seek to censor the media – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2008 in freedom of expression, intelligence services, media, news, police by sally

“Britain’s security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.”

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The Independent, 10th November 2008

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James Bond fantasist jailed – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2008 in firearms, identity fraud, intelligence services, news by sally

“A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.”

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The Guardian, 31st October 2008

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Smith orders inquiry into MI5 and CIA torture claims – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2008 in intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has asked the attorney general to investigate possible ‘criminal wrongdoing’ by the MI5 and the CIA over its treatment of a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay, it was revealed tonight.”

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The Guardian, 30th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Critical report on anti-terrorism intelligence shelved – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2008 in intelligence services, news, police, terrorism by sally

“A critical report on the conduct of the police and MI5 in the run-up to the July 7 attacks on London has been shelved for legal reasons, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk