The human rights groups said the inquiry would not comply with the government's international obligations to investigate torture. Lawyers representing former detainees have also complained about the nature of the inquiry, which was initially welcomed when it was announced by David Cameron last year.
Former detainees and their lawyers will not be able to question intelligence officials and all evidence from current or former members of the security and intelligence agencies, below the level of head, will be heard in private. The inquiry will not start until the end of a current police investigation.
The human rights groups say in their letter: "We are particularly disappointed that the issue of what material may be disclosed to the public will not be determined independently of government and, further, that there will be no meaningful participation of the former and current detainees and other interested third parties.Full Article.
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