Scottish Government to seek Westminster support in rendition investigation

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"In a reversal of its previous position, the Scottish Government now says it will seek the UK government’s support in obtaining the full US Senate torture report, in order to establish what role Scottish airports played in CIA rendition flights."

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Scottish Government to seek Westminster support in rendition investigation (Reprieve, link):

"So far, only the redacted 525 page Executive Summary of the 6,700 page report has been released.

A spokesperson for justice secretary Humza Yousaf confirmed the move following a letter from MSPs, published in the Scotsman. The cross party group wrote: “We are deeply concerned that without concerted action by the Scottish and Westminster governments, Police Scotland’s investigation will fail to get to the truth."

See: MSPs warn Sturgeon of ‘deep concern’ over police rendition investigation (The Scotsman, link)

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