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October 31, 2008

CIA Officers Could Face Charges in UK Probe of Gitmo Torture Claims
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In Britain, senior CIA officers could face prosecution in the case of a
Guantanamo Bay prisoner who says he was tortured in US custody. The
British Attorney General is considering whether to bring charges against
Americans involved in the rendition and alleged torture of British
resident Binyam Mohamed. Mohamed claims his confession to terrorism
charges was given only after he had his penis sliced by a blade. The
Bush administration has refused to release key documents to Mohamed’s
lawyers, and said efforts to obtain them would cause “serious and
lasting damage” to US-British relations and jeopardize British “national
security.” Last week, British judges warned they might intervene to
compel the White House to hand over the documents.



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