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23 March 2009 at 2:48:00 PM
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This also reminds me of that Australian guy who got out of Gitmo but had to sign something that he would never reveal what happened to him. Creepy. From the UK Yahoo

Reprieve director Clive Stafford Smith, who has represented Mr Mohamed for four years, said after the release: "The facts revealed today reflect the way the US government has consistently tried to cover up the truth of Binyam Mohamed's torture.

"He was being told he would never leave Guantanamo Bay unless he promised never to discuss his torture, and never sue either the Americans or the British to force disclosure of his mistreatment. Gradually the truth is leaking out, and the governments on both sides of the Atlantic should pause to consider whether they should continue to fight to keep this torture evidence secret."

Last year Mr Mohamed's lawyers became engaged in a series of High Court battles to obtain access to 42 documents they argued supported his case against the US authorities. In October, Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones ruled at London's High Court there was a "clear evidential basis" for accusations that the US government was doing "all it could" to avoid disclosing the documents.

They referred to "delays and unexplained changes of course" by the American authorities, and said the documents were "essential" for Mr Mohamed's defence. But they concluded it was for the US courts to resolve the issues raised.


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