irishspirit
22nd November 2010, 16:28
The Home Secretary has lost a legal challenge to a coroner's refusal to hold closed sessions of the 7/7 inquests to hear top-secret evidence.
Coroner Lady Justice Hallett had rejected calls from MI5 and Theresa May for the families of those killed in the 2005 London bombings to be excluded from hearings while she examines highly sensitive intelligence material.
Lord Justice Maurice Kay and Lord Justice Stanley Burnton have upheld the coroner's ruling at the High Court.
The Government could attempt to appeal against the decision or use powers to transform part of the inquest into a public inquiry, which could examine the secret documents in closed hearings.
Lady Justice Hallett, an appeal court judge appointed to hear the 7/7 inquests, concluded that she had powers under Rule 17 of the Coroners Rules 1984 to exclude the public from hearings in the interests of national security.
But she ruled this did not include "interested persons", such as the bereaved relatives, who are legally entitled to be represented at the inquests.
The coroner said the secret documents could be edited to remove names of sources and other confidential information
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Security-Services-7-7-Evidence-May-Be-Heard-By-Families-After-Government-Loses-Legal-Challenge/Article/201011415821878?lpos=Politics_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15821878_Security_Services_77_Evidence_May_Be_Heard_By_Families_After_Government_Loses_L egal_Challenge
EXCELLENT, now let us hope that the truth will come out on this terrible terrible day for our friends in England/UK
Love and Light
Irish
Coroner Lady Justice Hallett had rejected calls from MI5 and Theresa May for the families of those killed in the 2005 London bombings to be excluded from hearings while she examines highly sensitive intelligence material.
Lord Justice Maurice Kay and Lord Justice Stanley Burnton have upheld the coroner's ruling at the High Court.
The Government could attempt to appeal against the decision or use powers to transform part of the inquest into a public inquiry, which could examine the secret documents in closed hearings.
Lady Justice Hallett, an appeal court judge appointed to hear the 7/7 inquests, concluded that she had powers under Rule 17 of the Coroners Rules 1984 to exclude the public from hearings in the interests of national security.
But she ruled this did not include "interested persons", such as the bereaved relatives, who are legally entitled to be represented at the inquests.
The coroner said the secret documents could be edited to remove names of sources and other confidential information
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Security-Services-7-7-Evidence-May-Be-Heard-By-Families-After-Government-Loses-Legal-Challenge/Article/201011415821878?lpos=Politics_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15821878_Security_Services_77_Evidence_May_Be_Heard_By_Families_After_Government_Loses_L egal_Challenge
EXCELLENT, now let us hope that the truth will come out on this terrible terrible day for our friends in England/UK
Love and Light
Irish