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Government's rendition bully tactics

By Clive Stafford Smith on April 29, 2010Six years ago the British took two men into custody in Iraq. Working with the Americans, the UK then rendered the men to Afghanistan where they have been held ever since in secret detention, beyond the protection of law.The charity for which I work, Reprieve, has been trying to reunite them with their legal rights. We do not insist that they are innocent ? although the evidence suggests that they are. We do insist that they should be allowed a fair trial.The government has a policy for this kind of thing of course. Let us identify the policy, and then compare it with the government's practice."Providing help to those in need has long been an important part of the value lawyers provide to society," Jack Straw said to the Law Society on 8 March 2008...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on July 01, 2010 (boomark / email).