MPs and charities seek torture inquiry
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mps-and-charities-seek-torture-inquiry-192503...
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The Independent reports on a letter it received from a number of groups "the All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition and four human rights groups" calling for an inquiry into the UKs knowledge and involvement with torture cases.
The article connects the letter with claims and court cases where agents were accused of knowing and allowing the torture of suspects in custody. The most known case mentioned is of Binyam Mohamed, who was held at Guantanamo Bay and states MI5 were 'complicit in the mistreatment of detainees by foreign agents'.
According to the article, the authors of the letter want an independent judge to proceed over the inquiry.
"Led by Andrew Tyrie, Conservative MP for Chichester, the call for a public enquiry was backed by the Liberal Democrats and human rights groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Liberty and Reprieve."-The Independent newspaper.
The Independent reports on a letter it received from a number of groups "the All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition and four human rights groups" calling for an inquiry into the UKs knowledge and involvement with torture cases.
The article connects the letter with claims and court cases where agents were accused of knowing and allowing the torture of suspects in custody. The most known case mentioned is of Binyam Mohamed, who was held at Guantanamo Bay and states MI5 were 'complicit in the mistreatment of detainees by foreign agents'.
According to the article, the authors of the letter want an independent judge to proceed over the inquiry.
"Led by Andrew Tyrie, Conservative MP for Chichester, the call for a public enquiry was backed by the Liberal Democrats and human rights groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Liberty and Reprieve."-The Independent newspaper.
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