Category: intelligence services

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

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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

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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

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Watchdog asked to investigate Pakistan torture allegation – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2008 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“An official complaint alleging that British intelligence officers colluded in the torture of a British medical student who was detained in Pakistan after the July 2005 suicide attacks in London has been lodged with the tribunal that conducts investigations into MI5 and MI6.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2008

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Former spy faces court battle to publish book – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2008 in confidentiality, intelligence services, news by sally

“The Government has launched a legal battle to stop a former MI5 undercover agent publishing a book on the inner workings of the secret service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2008

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Intelligence services demand veto on use of bugging evidence – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2008 in evidence, intelligence services, interception, news, veto by sally

“The use of intercept evidence in court for the first time could be stalled by demands from the intelligence services for a right of veto over the use of the transcripts from their secret bugging operations. The CIA is also unhappy that its intercepted phone calls or conversations between suspected terrorists could be produced in British courts.”

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The Independent, 7th February 2008

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MPs’ anger over withheld spy documents – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2008 in disclosure, intelligence services, news by sally

“Gordon Brown’s promise to strengthen oversight of the security and intelligence agencies was made ‘untenable’ by the government’s refusal to disclose information about the past activities of Britain’s spies, a cross-party group of senior parliamentarians said yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2008

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British intelligence accused of complicity in torture – The Guardian

Posted September 20th, 2007 in intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“British intelligence and security officials were facing fresh questions about allegations of complicity in torture yesterday after a terrorism suspect appeared in court accused of plotting an al-Qaida attack.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2007

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MI5 and MI6 to be sued for first time over torture – The Guardian

Posted September 12th, 2007 in intelligence services, misfeasance in public office, news, torture by sally

“A British man who was held in Guantánamo Bay has begun a civil action against MI5 and MI6 over the tactics that they use to gather intelligence.”

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The Guardian, 12th September 2007

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