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UK redactions to CIA torture report were made for national security, MPs rule
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/11/uk-cia-torture-report-redactions-national-security-mps-ruleAn investigation by the British parliament’s intelligence and security committee (ISC) has concluded that redactions to documents in December’s report into CIA torture were all made on the grounds of national security and not to avoid embarrassment to the UK authorities.
A statement from the committee said its staff had visited the UK and US intelligence agencies, inspected the relevant files and questioned their heads directly. “From the evidence we have seen and heard, we conclude that these allegations are unfounded,” it states.
“[The redactions] do not concern UK involvement or complicity in, or awareness of, the mistreatment of detainees,” the statement adds.
