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AFP/File Ethiopian born former terror suspect Binyam
Mohamed is pictured in central London in August, 2!" #he $by %uy
&ac'son %uy &ac'son& ' hr '( mins ago
)*ND*N +,F%- & , .ormer British /uantanamo Ba inmate as
shackled and arned heould 1disappear1 i. he re.used to cooperate
ith "S interrogators2 .ormerl secret governmentin.ormation
shoed3
#he in.ormation concerning the treatment o. Binam Mohamed as
published in a seven4
paragraph summar a.ter Foreign Secretar David Miliband lost a
court appeal to tr and prevent
its disclosure3
#he redacted in.ormation concerns hat the 5I, told British
intelligence o..icials about1intervies1 ith Mohamed in %akistan in
60062 to ears be.ore he as taken to /uantanamo3
#he British government had arned that publishing the in.ormation
ould damage itsintelligence4sharing relationship ith the "nited
States2 and on 7ednesda the 7hite 8ouse said
it as 1e9tremel disappointed1 b the decision3
But 8igh 5ourt :udges ruled there as 1overhelming1 public
interest in publishing the material
and that the risk to national securit as 1not a serious
one13
#he :udges said the content o. the summar2 hich describes
Mohamed;s treatment as 1cruel2
inhuman and degrading12 as alread in the public domain .olloing
a decision in December ba "S court in another case3
#he summar released b the court said that 1at some stage during
that .urther intervie process
b the "nited States authorities2 BM had been intentionall
sub:ected to continuous sleep
deprivation31
1It as reported that combined ith the sleep deprivation2 threats
and inducements ere made tohim3 8is .ears o. being removed .rom
"nited States custod and ;disappearing; ere plaed
upon21 it said3
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#he summar adds< 1It as reported that the stress brought
about b these deliberate tactics as
increased b him being shackled in his intervies31
Miliband said hoever that Britain had 1no in.ormation1 to
corroborate Mohamed;s allegationsthat he had also been sub:ected to
genital mutilation3
8e also disclosed that police ere investigating allegations o.
criminal actions b a British
o..icial linked to the case3
Ethiopian4born Mohamed2 ='2 had come to Britain in '>>?
seeking aslum3
8e as arrested in %akistan in 6006 hile tring to return to
Britain and spent nearl seven earsin "S custod or in countries
taking part in the "S4run rendition programme o. terror
suspects3
8e claims that in Morocco in 6006 he as @uestioned using
in.ormation hich could onl have
come .rom the British intelligence service3
,.ter a length campaign b his supporters2 he became the .irst
prisoner to be released .rom
/uantanamo under %resident Barack *bama and returned to Britain
in Februar last ear3
Miliband said he accepted the court;s :udgement2 but insisted
that Britain;s intelligence4sharing
relationship ith the "S had been at stake in the legal battle2
not the content o. the summar3
#he minister told lamakers he had spoken to "S Secretar o. State
8illar 5linton on #uesda2
and Britain ould ork ith "S o..icials to stud the implications
o. the ruling 1in the light o.our shared goals and
commitments31
#he 7hite 8ouse criticised the :udgment saing the in.ormation
had been shared 1in con.idenceand ith certain e9pectations31
1,s e arned2 the court;s :udgment ill complicate the
con.identialit o. our intelligence4sharing relationship ith the "A2
and it ill have to .actor into our decision4making going
.orard21 said Ben )aBolt2 a spokesman .or %resident Barack
*bama3elated article
