Guantanamo damages claimants win secrecy ruling
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8659567.stm
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Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees have overturned a ruling that allowed government use of secret evidence to defend itself against a damages claim.
The men had been told that parts of MI5 and MI6's defence could be kept secret.
The men are suing the UK government, saying their detention by the US could have been stopped.
But on Tuesday the Court of Appeal said it would "take a stand" against secrecy that would undermine the "most fundamental principles of common law".
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This does put the cat among the pigeons..
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