The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has agreed to hear evidence on torture on Tuesday 28 April at 1.45pm from an expert witness . Craig Murray.
On his website with this welcome news he adds ..
"I will testify that as British Ambassador, I was told there is a very definite policy to accept intelligence from torture abroad, that the policy was instituted and approved by Jack Straw when Foreign Secretary. I will tell them that as Ambassador I protested formally three times in writing to Jack Straw, and that the Foreign Office told me in reply to my protests that this was perfectly legal. I will prove my evidence with documentation."
Here is the written evidence he will speak to ...
http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/03/trying_again_my.html#comments
| Member | Constituency | Party |
| Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Chair) | Hendon | Labour |
| Mr John Austin MP | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour |
| Dr Evan Harris MP | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrats |
| Mr Virendra Sharma MP | Ealing Southall | Labour |
| Mr Richard Shepherd MP | Aldridge-Brownhills | Conservative |
| Mr Edward Timpson MP | Crewe and Nantwich | Conservative |
| Lord Bowness | Conservative | |
| Lord Dubs | Labour | |
| Lord Lester of Herne Hill | Liberal Democrats | |
| Lord Morris of Handsworth | Labour | |
| The Earl of Onslow | Conservative | |
| Baroness Prashar | Cross Bench |
Craig (having read Orangemen of Togo) is a bit of a boyo, but a good egg. There's not enough of (ex-government) people like him, spillin the beans, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be interesting to see how the JCHR deals with the his providencial evidence, gathered at the then frontline of HMG.
The JCHR reports are listed here - check how the committee deals with his contribution of Tuesday 28 April 2009, in due course.
Torture affects us all - the effects trickle down... - the UK guberment utilising and creating evidence from its practice in pursuance of prosecutions which make up the story of the British 'War on Terror'.