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| The High Court has ruled that US intelligence documents containing details of the alleged torture of a former UK resident can be released. | The High Court has ruled that US intelligence documents containing details of the alleged torture of a former UK resident can be released. |
| Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 31, who spent four years in Guantanamo Bay, claims British authorities colluded in his torture while in Pakistan. | |
| High Court judges were previously blocked from making the details public. | High Court judges were previously blocked from making the details public. |
| The UK government denies allegations of collusion and says it will appeal against the court's judgement. | |
| Any publication of the material will be delayed until an appeal takes place. | |
| 'Inviolable principle' | 'Inviolable principle' |
| Foreign Secretary David Miliband had argued that releasing the material would threaten Britain's national security because future intelligence sharing with the US could be compromised. | |
| But Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones ruled those arguments were unfounded and the material should be made public. | |
| Responding to the judgement, Mr Miliband said in a statement that the UK government was "deeply disappointed". | |
| "The issues at stake are simple, but profound. They go to the heart of the efforts made to defend the security of the citizens of this country," he said. | "The issues at stake are simple, but profound. They go to the heart of the efforts made to defend the security of the citizens of this country," he said. |
| A full public inquiry into the darker side of Britain's war on terror becomes more inevitable by the day Shami Chakrabarti, Liberty | |
| "We only share British intelligence with other countries on the basis that they will not disclose that intelligence without our express permission. The same inviolable principle applies to foreign intelligence shared with us." | "We only share British intelligence with other countries on the basis that they will not disclose that intelligence without our express permission. The same inviolable principle applies to foreign intelligence shared with us." |
| Mr Miliband said the government stood "firmly against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment", but he vowed to continue to challenge the court's ruling "in the strongest possible terms". | Mr Miliband said the government stood "firmly against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment", but he vowed to continue to challenge the court's ruling "in the strongest possible terms". |
| "I am determined that the vigour with which we fight this case will maintain the confidence of and send a clear message to all our intelligence partners across the world," he said. | "I am determined that the vigour with which we fight this case will maintain the confidence of and send a clear message to all our intelligence partners across the world," he said. |
| "The United Kingdom will protect the information that you share with us and uphold the principle that it is for you, not us or our courts, to decide if and when to release such material in to the public domain." | "The United Kingdom will protect the information that you share with us and uphold the principle that it is for you, not us or our courts, to decide if and when to release such material in to the public domain." |
| The US also denies any allegations of torture concerning Mr Mohamed. | The US also denies any allegations of torture concerning Mr Mohamed. |
| Government 'shamed' | |
| Mr Mohamed, who once lived in north Kensington, London, returned to the UK in February 2009 after seven years in custody. | |
| He claims he was tortured while in US custody in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan, and while in Morocco, that he was asked questions supplied by British intelligence agency MI5. | |
| Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights organisation Liberty, said: "The government should be shamed by this High Court finding suggesting that secrecy is being used to prevent political embarrassment about torture rather than to protect national security. | |
| "A full public inquiry into the darker side of Britain's war on terror becomes more inevitable by the day." |