The Ministry of Defence succeeded today in blocking the release of former attorney general Lord Goldsmith’s advice about whether human rights law applied to British troops in Iraq. Lawyers for Iraqi detainees allegedly abused by UK soldiers argued the advice was relevant and should be published. But Sir William Gage, chairman of the ongoing public inquiry into the death of Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa in British military custody, ruled it should remain secret. Lord Goldsmith’s advice on whether the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) applied to UK operations in Iraq is contained in…
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MoD secures ban on Iraq abuse case documents
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