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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
I'm quite sure the USA (and others) will factor at some stage.
This particular case was based on allegations that the UK was complicit in torture - it has nothing to do, whatsoever, with the perceived guilt or innocence of the plaintiffs (had they been accused or charged).
Either way - as far as the UK is concerned torturing a person, whether guilty or innocent, is illegal.
They didn't "win" this compensation, they were offered / awarded it by way of an attempt to make them "go away" as you put it.
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Do you think that the British gov is playing a good hand ,by offering the money will it mean that the prisoners won't be able to sue for being intered in the first place or is that a seperate issue ?
How many of the people intered were proven to be terrorists or terrorists in waiting ? my guess is not many so in my opinion all those who were intered have a good case for compensation from either the USA or Britain