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Abuse claims 'may endanger lives' Abuse claims 'may endanger lives'
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British lives could be endangered if allegations of torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate are published, the High Court has been told.British lives could be endangered if allegations of torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate are published, the High Court has been told.
Lawyers for the foreign secretary said a summary of the allegations made by Binyam Mohamed must remain secret.Lawyers for the foreign secretary said a summary of the allegations made by Binyam Mohamed must remain secret.
They said the claims of abuse could damage relations with the US, a view shared by London and Washington.They said the claims of abuse could damage relations with the US, a view shared by London and Washington.
Mr Mohamed's lawyers want the High Court to disclose a seven-paragraph briefing of his alleged mistreatment.Mr Mohamed's lawyers want the High Court to disclose a seven-paragraph briefing of his alleged mistreatment.
Mr Mohamed, a British resident, was arrested in 2002 in Pakistan following the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, with intelligence officials claiming he was an al-Qaeda trained bomber heading back to the UK.
It is alleged by Mr Mohamed that over the following two years he was tortured in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan.
The US military then transferred him to Guantanamo Bay. In February this year Mr Mohamed was freed from Guantanamo Bay and returned to the UK.
The court heard on Wednesday that US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton shared Foreign Secretary David Miliband's view that intelligence-sharing relations could be damaged by the document's release.
However, the judge has asked the British government to clarify whether or not the publication of the torture allegations would genuinely put UK lives at risk.
Mr Miliband has previously denied that the US threatened the UK over the release of the material, but said intelligence-sharing between the governments depended on confidence being maintained.
The High Court had previously ruled that a summary of Mr Mohamed's alleged mistreatment, supplied by the US authorities to British officials, should remain secret.