Full text of a CIA document indicating UK role in rendition of a terror suspect. "Our service has become aware that last weekend LIFG deputy Emir Abu Munthir and his spouse and children were being held in Hong Kong detention for immigration/passport violations.
We are also aware that your service has been cooperating with the British to effect Abu Munthir's removal to Tripoli, and that you had an aircraft available for this purpose in the Maldives. Our understanding is that the Hong Kong special wing (SW) originally denied permission for your aircraft to land in Hong Kong to enable you to assume control of Abu Munthir and his family. However, we believe that the reason for the refusal was based on international concerns over having a Libyan-registered aircraft land in Hong Kong. Accordingly, if your government were to charter a foreign aircraft from a third country, the Hong Kong government may be able to coordinate with you to render Abu Munthir and his family into your custody.
Libyan papers show UK worked with Gaddafi in rendition operation. Evidence that British intelligence agencies mounted their own "rendition" operation in collaboration with Muammar Gaddafi's security services has emerged with the discovery of a cache of Libyan government papers in an abandoned office building in Tripoli.
Sins of colonialists lay concealed for decades in secret archive. In June 1957, Eric Griffith-Jones, the attorney general of the British administration in Kenya, wrote to the governor, Sir Evelyn Baring, detailing the way the regime of abuse at the colony's detention camps was being subtly altered.
From now on, Griffith-Jones wrote, for the abuse to remain legal, Mau Mau suspects must be beaten mainly on their upper body, "vulnerable parts of the body should not be struck, particularly the spleen, liver or kidneys", and it was important that "those who administer violence … should remain collected, balanced and dispassionate". Almost as an after-thought, the attorney general reminded the governor of the need for complete secrecy. "If we are going to sin," he wrote, "we must sin quietly. " On Secret Trials « simonmckay. On Secret Trials Jeremy Bentham said that secrecy was an instrument of conspiracy and ought never to be the system of regular government.
The reason why can be no more eloquently captured than by Toulson LJ in the recent case of R (Guardian Newspapers) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court [2012] EWCA Civ 420: “Open justice. Anti-cuts 'street parties' to rival Queen's diamond jubilee and Olympics. Anti-cuts campaigners are planning to stage a series of alternative street parties before the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations and the Olympics to highlight opposition to the government's austerity programme.
They are calling on supporters to close roads and occupy public spaces as part of a nationwide anti-cuts campaign this summer. The group says it has no plans to directly disrupt either the jubilee celebrations in June or the Olympics, which begin on 27 July, but wants supporters to stage "street parties with a twist" on its first day of action on 26 May. "We want people to stand up and demand that we keep our public services, our rights and our welfare system and to celebrate a new future that isn't dictated to us by a handful of millionaires but decided by us all – together," said Anna Walker of UK Uncut. MI5 and MI6 Exposed 2. 1. 1979 - Powergen, Solihull: The young British Intelligence recruits entering this building, had no idea of the hell that lay before them. No idea that they would be forced to become slaves to a demonic, mind control program; run by MI6 and sanctioned by Royal Arch Freemasonry.
No idea that they would be forced to sign the Masonic 'Sat B'hai' contract and swear allegiance to the Monarchy rather than to the UK State. No idea at all, in fact. How secret renditions shed light on MI6's licence to kill and torture. In fiction, James Bond drew quite judiciously upon his licence to kill, bumping off just 38 adversaries in a dozen Ian Fleming novels.
In each case, the individual received his or her just deserts. In real life, MI6 insists its officers do not kill anyone. Libyan dissidents sue MI6 officer over abduction and torture claims. Abdel Hakim Belhaj, pictured, and and Sami al-Saadi are suing MI6's Sir Mark Allen for 'complicity in torture' and 'misfeasance in public office'.
Photograph: Francois Mori/AP Two prominent Libyan dissidents are suing a former senior MI6 officer in a move which could expose the role of ministers in the men's abduction to Tripoli, where they say they were tortured by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's secret police. Lawyers for Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Sami al-Saadi have served a claim on Sir Mark Allen, the MI6 officer at the centre of the affair.
They are suing Allen, then the most senior officer in MI6 responsible for counter-terrorism, alleging "complicity in torture" and "misfeasance in public office". Whitehall officials have repeatedly defended MI6's actions, saying the agency was following "ministerially authorised government policy. " Jack Straw, who was foreign secretary at the time, and former prime minister Tony Blair, have both sought to distance themselves from the matter.
Rendition of Abdul Hakim Belhaj. 8 April 2012Last updated at 22:58 GMT By Peter Taylor BBC News Mr Belhaj was intercepted as he tried to fly from Malaysia to claim asylum in the UK M16's alleged involvement in the 2004 rendition to Libya of Abdel Hakim Belhaj was approved by the government, the BBC can reveal.
Mr Belhaj is suing the British government, saying it was complicit in his illegal rendition and subsequent imprisonment and torture under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's former regime. BBC correspondent Peter Taylor explains. Redacted Motorman Blue Book - Google Docs. Motorman: Britain’s Biggest Establishment Cover-Up Thousands of Crimes Committed By Over 300 Journalists Protected from Exposure by a Judge and Newspaper Editors. The protest Games: demonstrators target Olympics - Olympics - Sport. The vow came as the first major demonstration on an Olympic site – a protest camp against the construction of a training hall to be used during the Games – moved into its seventh day.
Construction of the basketball facility at Leyton Marsh in east London was halted on Wednesday as protesters from Occupy London joined local residents who had set up camp there. Olympic organisers were recently forced to more than double the number of security guards required for the Games from 10,000 to 23,700, pushing the cost of security up from £282m in 2010 to £553m in December 2011.
They also announced earlier this month that 7,500 of the extra guards would be military personnel. Flash Player. Justice and security green paper: silence in court. The government's proposals to extend secret hearings – "closed material procedures" – to all manner of civil proceedings would deprive people of their rights to a fair trial, and undermine the principle of open justice.
If the proposals set out in the green paper on justice and security become law, the secretary of state would decide if a claim against government should be heard in secret. Ministers whisper sweet reason about judges retaining a say on whether a case should be heard behind closed doors. That is true enough, but misleading. The cybersnoops are always one step ahead of ministers - Crime - UK. Because if a journalist can access someone like Gordon Brown's personal correspondence just imagine what the Chinese are reading. During the past few years, the Government has invested millions of pounds trying to ensure its communications are as secure from interception as possible. But two glaring problems remain. Revealed: bankers' secret meetings with ministers - UK Politics - UK. Bank bosses are fighting furiously behind the scenes to limit any changes to the way they do business. Fears are growing – articulated by Sir John himself – that the banks are successfully thwarting the Government's plans to overhaul the British banking system and the Treasury is weakening some of the key reforms as a result of intense lobbying.
Mr Osborne also personally met the Barclays boss Bob Diamond, the Royal Bank of Scotland's Stephen Hester and Lloyds' Antonio Horta-Osorio on separate occasions in the days before the Vickers report. Mr Osborne will announce his official response to the Vickers Independent Commission on Banking proposals on Monday – it is certain to be scrutinised for any sign that the Government's resolve to tackle the sector has been weakened. Mr Hester attended a meeting with Mr Alexander on the very day the report was published. Mr Hoban held his own meeting with Mr Hester two days later.
In quotes: What they said about bank reform George Osborne, 8 April 2009. Miliband's intervention is a victory for the Occupy Movement. Let's be clear. It is impossible to imagine a Labour Party led by Tony Blair or Gordon Brown -- in opposition or in government -- having a single positive thing to say about the protesters huddled around St Paul's Cathedral. But Ed Miliband has penned a piece for today's Observer that, with a few predictable caveats, argues he is coming from the same place as the Occupy movement. The protests "reflect a crisis of concern for millions of people about the biggest issue of our time: the gap between their values and the way our country is run," he argues.
Firstly, it's a victory for Occupy. The left is so accustomed to defeat that it is often incapable of acknowledging a step forward, however limited or modest in scale. After all, Miliband would not have written this piece if Occupy was the object of widespread hostility, or if it had failed to strike a chord. The Saviour. Oppose the extradition of Julian Assange. 7 November 2011 The decision last week by the High Court in London to dismiss the appeal of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of his extradition to Sweden is an attack on democratic rights. The judgement by Sir John Thomas and Mr. Justice Ouseley upheld the February 2011 decision by District Judge Howard Riddle at Belmarsh Magistrates Court for extradition, rejecting every issue of substance in Assange’s appeal. Back down at #occupylsx demo, tented village seems to be thri.
Global protests: Occupy the London Stock Exchange takes over the City. Occupy London follows occupation movements from across the worldPolice ask Julian Assange 'to remove mask' he was wearingProtesters had wanted to 'take' Paternoster Square - but it has been closedTents now being put up in the Square MileProtests contained within City area and currently not spreadingTwo arrests made for 'assaults on police officers' By Lee Moran Updated: 18:04 GMT, 15 October 2011.
St Pauls under siege. #occupylsx #OccupyLondon. Occupy London Stock Exchange 15 Oct - storify.com. Liam Fox resignation exposes Tory links to US radical right. Liam Fox, right, and David Cameron, who is being accused of allowing a secret rightwing agenda to flourish within the party. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA. 16 YEAR OLD GIRL BATTERED BY TOTTENHAM RIOT POLICE - THIS IS WHAT STARTED IT ALL! England riots: pair jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite disorder. Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, one of two men jailed for four years at Chester crown court for using Facebook to incite disorder, even though their actions did not cause rioting Two men have been jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite disorder.
Jordan Blackshaw, 20, from Marston near Northwich, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, from Warrington, appeared at Chester crown court on Tuesday. Cameron: Police got riots wrong. London Riots: it's not about police numbers. I blame the British government for the riots. #EDL's Steve Guest wants to use the #LondonRiots as a co. London disturbances - Sunday 7 August. 9.15am: Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian's live reaction to the riots in Tottenham last night. Two police cars, a bus and several shops were attacked and set ablaze in north London as violence and looting erupted following a protest demanding "justice" over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan. Eight police officers were injured during the violence, which continued into the early hours of Sunday morning.
Duggan, 29, was killed on Thursday after police stopped the minicab he was travelling in. Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare. 'There will be riots over youth club closures' Link to video: Haringey youth club closures: 'There'll be riots' On a warm afternoon in Wood Green, north London, Aaron, 15, weaved on his bike through harassed pedestrians, a hat – worn under a hood – pulled low over his eyes, despite the sunshine. He was out here, he said, because his local youth club had closed.