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UK: Guardian - How UK's torture policy was traced back up political ladder• MI5 officer's testimony led to police investigation - Report shows Blair knew of interrogation guidelines

01 June 2009

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How UK's torture policy was traced back up political ladder• MI5 officer's testimony led to police investigation - Report shows Blair knew of interrogation guidelines (Guardian, link).

See too: Breaking the rules on tortureThe details of the government's post-9/11 torture policy are shocking. A full investigation must be carried out (Guardian, link) by Clive Stafford Smith, Reprieve.

Backround: Intelligence and Security Committee: The Handling of Detainees by UK Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq (2005, pdf)

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