Binyam Mohamed wins release of torture details

Binyam Mohamed was arrested after being suspected by US authorities of having received firearms and explosives training from al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Whatever the truth of that, the way Binyam Mohamed, a UK resident, was treated was truly appalling.
Now the Appeal Court has allowed the disclosure of secret information which sheds some light into his suffering after being detained in Pakistan in 2002.
Seven paragraphs of summary of what the CIA told British intelligence officials about Mr Mohamed's treatment was released. These paragraphs have now been published on the Foreign Office website.
They reveal that in Pakistan, Mr Mohamed was intentionally subjected to continuous sleep deprivation, as well as threats and inducements.
Mr Mohamed was sent to the Guantanamo Bay in Cuba in 2004 and held there until his release without charge in February 2009, when he returned to the UK.
Whatever the UK Government says about its stand against torture and inhuman treatment, it is clear they have been complicit in what happened to Mr Mohamed. They failed him.
The Government’s argument is that they tried to prevent release of the information because it was fundamental to national security. Bullshit. They are party to a cover-up of torture which can never be acceptable in any country, particularly one which is democratic.
Still the full story hasn’t been told. If it isn’t, then the UK is no better than the countries it often criticises for human rights abuses. The truth can be revealed without compromising national security.