ignore rendition of UK nationals is 'simply wrong'
Press reports that the government's forthcoming torture inquiry will not
investigate rendition are "simply wrong", the inquiry's senior lawyer said on
Wednesday.
Philippa Whipple QC said the inquiry would be "looking at the extent of the
involvement of the UK government and its security and intelligence agencies in
the improper treatment of detainees".
She was referring in particular to British nationals and residents held by US
forces at Guant�namo Bay after the 9/11 terror attacks.
"Rendition is, after all, one form of improper treatment," Whipple said. "By
rendition, we mean the removal of a detainee from the country of his initial
detention, without recourse to a proper legal process.
"Recent newspaper reports suggesting we will not look at rendition are simply
wrong," she said, while confirming the inquiry would not be looking at
military detentions by the UK.
David Cameron announced in July that he was setting up an independent inquiry
into UK involvement with detainees in overseas counter-terrorism operations.
The Detainee Inquiry, as it is calling itself, has three members: the former
appeal judge and intelligence services commissioner Sir ...
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