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| UK Guantanamo inmate wins ruling | UK Guantanamo inmate wins ruling |
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| A UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay has won a High Court ruling that the government should disclose material which he says backs his torture claims. | A UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay has won a High Court ruling that the government should disclose material which he says backs his torture claims. |
| Binyam Mohamed, who is facing terrorism charges, says the documents support his case that the evidence against him has been obtained through torture. | Binyam Mohamed, who is facing terrorism charges, says the documents support his case that the evidence against him has been obtained through torture. |
| Mr Mohamed, 30, has been held at the US military prison in Cuba for four years. | Mr Mohamed, 30, has been held at the US military prison in Cuba for four years. |
| The judges said the information relating to him was "not only necessary but essential for his defence". | The judges said the information relating to him was "not only necessary but essential for his defence". |
| The United States accuses Mr Mohamed of conspiring with al-Qaeda leaders to plan terror attacks on civilians. | |
| He is facing a military trial in the US and could even be given the death penalty if he is found guilty. | |
| His legal team is seeking the disclosure of material that he says will help defend the charges he faces. | |
| Mr Mohamed, who previously lived in west London, alleges his charges are based on confessions extracted by torture and ill-treatment. | |
| Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones were told in a previous hearing that the US authorities have denied subjecting Mr Mohamed to extraordinary rendition or torture. | |
| Richard Stein, of solicitors Leigh Day & Co, who represent Mr Mohamed, said the judgment "reflects the abhorrence of decent society at the methods employed by the United States government in the supposed 'war on terror'. | |
| "We can only hope that the foreign secretary will now reflect on this judgment and provide direct assistance to Binyam's defence team." |