Miliband in disgraceful attack over torture case


10:00 am - December 15th 2009

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The Government has launched a damaging attack on the judiciary in its increasingly desperate legal battle to stop the public from seeing evidence of Britain’s involvement in torture.

Lawyers acting for the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, yesterday accused two High Court judges of acting “irresponsibly” when they delivered a ruling in favour of disclosure of sensitive material relating to the alleged torture of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident, by US agents.

The case, which is supported by media groups including The Independent, has been lost by the Government in the High Court but ministers have repeatedly tried to overturn the decision.

…. more at the Independent

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1. Alisdair Cameron

Despicable, and the continued prominence of Miliband,D, really should make the most tribal of NewLabbers pause in their unstinting support.

2. Dick the Prick

He’s hardly British.

Eh?


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