Unhypnotized
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11-23-2010 06:06 AM
'Home Secretary Theresa May has lost a legal bid to force the inquest into the 2005 London bombings to hear secret evidence behind closed doors.
Justice Heather Hallett, who is overseeing the inquests into the deaths of the 52 people killed in the suicide attacks, ruled earlier this month that she could not hear evidence detailing sensitive intelligence material in closed session.
She concluded that even if the public could be excluded, "interested parties," such as relatives of the victims, could not. May mounted a legal challenge to that decision, arguing that disclosing secret information could put Britain's national security at risk.'
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'Home Secretary Theresa May has lost a legal bid to force the inquest into the 2005 London bombings to hear secret evidence behind closed doors.
Justice Heather Hallett, who is overseeing the inquests into the deaths of the 52 people killed in the suicide attacks, ruled earlier this month that she could not hear evidence detailing sensitive intelligence material in closed session.
She concluded that even if the public could be excluded, "interested parties," such as relatives of the victims, could not. May mounted a legal challenge to that decision, arguing that disclosing secret information could put Britain's national security at risk.'
Read more: Government Loses Bid to Keep 7/7 Evidence Secret