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Mon 03 Mar 2010Britain wants torture case held in secret
THE BRITISH government will today attempt to have a case about torture heard behind closed doors in a move that some lawyers say would extend secrecy to a new area of hearings, overriding ancient principles of English law.
This morning a case will come before three appeal judges in London in which seven men are seeking damages for mistreatment during what they say was their “extraordinary rendition” and torture, facilitated by the British security services.
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