Lords reject torture evidence use

BBC NEWS

Secret evidence that might have been obtained by torture cannot be used against terror suspects in UK courts, the law lords have ruled.
The decision means the cases of eight detainees facing deportation are expected to be reconsidered by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

It is a victory for eight men who had been held without charge.

Home Secretary Charles Clarke accepted the ruling but said it would have "no bearing" on efforts to combat terror.

He said the government did not use evidence it knew or suspected had been obtained by torture but the ruling had clarified the appropriate legal test of what was admissible.

Home Office minister Tony McNulty later admitted to Channel 4 news that the government could only establish "as far as we possibly can" that evidence had not been gathered under torture.

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when prisoners are shuffled to various countries, it seems obvious the reason is to hide something, especially if the country is a known torturer.

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