Revealed – the secret torture evidence MI5 tried to suppress

Ian Cobain
London Guardian
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The true depth of British involvement in the torture of terrorism suspects overseas and the manner in which that complicity is concealed behind a cloak of courtroom secrecy was laid bare last night when David Davis MP detailed the way in which one counter-terrorism operation led directly to a man suffering brutal mistreatment.

In a dramatic intervention using the protection of parliamentary privilege, the former shadow home secretary revealed how MI5 and Greater Manchester police effectively sub-contracted the torture of Rangzieb Ahmed to a Pakistani intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), whose routine use of torture has been widely documented.

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This is the first time that the information has entered the public domain. Previously it has been suppressed through the process of secret court hearings and, had the Guardian or other media organisations reported it, they would have exposed themselves to the risk of prosecution for contempt of court.

Davis told MPs that although sufficient evidence had been gathered to ensure Ahmed could be prosecuted for serious terrorism offences, he was permitted to fly from Manchester to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, in 2006 while under surveillance.

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4 Responses to “Revealed – the secret torture evidence MI5 tried to suppress”

1. Steve Williams Says:
   July 8th, 2009 at 7:45 am

   Evilness. Period.

2. reconmarine Says:
   July 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am

   So, they couldn’t keep this small item secret but 9/11 and 7/7……………I guess the bigger and more illegal the action, the easier it is to keep secret……………………..

   That makes zero sense…………….again

3. reconmarine Says:
   July 8th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

   There is no such thing as torture, unless I am the one being tortured. 9/11 coverup is a secret because I say so. ignore the thousands of websites and documentaries and rivers of proof showing coverup. The Emperor is wearing cloths.

4. Jamming Online » The Secret Says:
   July 9th, 2009 at 5:20 am

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