British Court Orders Release of Guantanamo Bay Document

Binyam Mohamed spent four years in Guantanamo Bay, and claims that British and American authorities were aware of acts of torture he suffered while he was in Morocco.

A trial was held to determine if an American document that summarizes the accounts of the alleged torture should be released to the public. A British High Court ruled Friday that the documents should be released to the public.

In issuing the ruling, the court noted overwhelming public interest for the documents, and also noted that the report may shed light on illegal activities involving both the U.S. and British governments.

The British government immediately announced an appeal after the decision was announced. As a result, public disclosure of the documents will wait until after the appeal hearing resolved.

"The Government is deeply disappointed by the judgment handed down today by the High Court which concludes that a summary of US intelligence material should be put into the public domain against their wishes," British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told reporters.

Source: To The Center