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Intelligence committee requests CIA material on UK role in interrogation CIA report: MPs to request material on any UK role in 'torture'
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A committee of MPs is to request that the US hands over any material documenting the UK's role in the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation programme.A committee of MPs is to request that the US hands over any material documenting the UK's role in the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation programme.
A US Senate report found "brutal" treatment of al-Qaeda suspects in the wake of 9/11. Sir Malcolm Rifkind said the Commons intelligence committee would act "without fear or favour", although some MPs want a judge-led inquiry.
Downing Street has said some material was removed from the report at the UK's request, for national security reasons. It follows a US Senate report which found "brutal" treatment of suspects.
Downing Street has said some material was removed from the report at the UK's request for national security reasons.
But it said no redactions related to British involvement in the mistreatment of prisoners.But it said no redactions related to British involvement in the mistreatment of prisoners.
The House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee is conducting an inquiry into the treatment of detainees by British intelligence agencies in the decade following 9/11.
'Brutal interrogations''Brutal interrogations'
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who heads the intelligence committee, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show it would ask the US government if it could see the redacted material. Sir Malcolm was speaking as the House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee, which he chairs, is conducting an inquiry into the treatment of detainees by British intelligence agencies in the decade following 9/11.
He said that if British intelligence officials were present when people were being tortured then they were complicit in that torture. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show it would ask the US government if it could see the redacted material.
If British intelligence officials were present when people were being tortured then they were "complicit in that torture", he added.
"That would be quite against all the standards of this country, it would be something that ought to be brought into the public domain," Sir Malcolm added."That would be quite against all the standards of this country, it would be something that ought to be brought into the public domain," Sir Malcolm added.
Denying accusations that the committee would water down its conclusions, Sir Malcolm said the committee would act "without fear or favour".Denying accusations that the committee would water down its conclusions, Sir Malcolm said the committee would act "without fear or favour".
He added: "If people deserve to be embarrassed, it's our job to embarrass them."He added: "If people deserve to be embarrassed, it's our job to embarrass them."
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the Marr Show she had concerns that the intelligence committee did not have the capacity or scope to be able to get to the truth.Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the Marr Show she had concerns that the intelligence committee did not have the capacity or scope to be able to get to the truth.
And Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, called for the government to "reconstitute a judge-led inquiry".And Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, called for the government to "reconstitute a judge-led inquiry".
He said it should have "wide-ranging powers" and a "substantial investigative capability" to look into the UK's role in the CIA's interrogation programme.He said it should have "wide-ranging powers" and a "substantial investigative capability" to look into the UK's role in the CIA's interrogation programme.
"I never thought in the 21st Century that my country would be facilitating such practices, but they have done. The question is how much?," he told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend."I never thought in the 21st Century that my country would be facilitating such practices, but they have done. The question is how much?," he told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend.
'Legal hurdles'
A 525-page summary of the report, compiled by Democrats on the committee, was published earlier this week - although the full version remains classified.A 525-page summary of the report, compiled by Democrats on the committee, was published earlier this week - although the full version remains classified.
It revealed that the CIA carried out "brutal" interrogations of terrorism suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks. Among the abuses, the committee found:It revealed that the CIA carried out "brutal" interrogations of terrorism suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks. Among the abuses, the committee found:
However, the summary contains no reference to UK agencies.However, the summary contains no reference to UK agencies.
National security
The CIA admitted that some mistakes had been made, but insisted that the interrogation programme had saved lives and was "critical" to the agency's understanding of al-Qaeda.
A version of the report was finished in 2012, but there were disagreements about what should be published. Part of this process was a "classification review" by the CIA into what information should remain secret.
When the report was published, Downing Street said any requests for redactions from the UK had been made by British intelligence agencies to the CIA.When the report was published, Downing Street said any requests for redactions from the UK had been made by British intelligence agencies to the CIA.
It said the requests had been made for reasons of national security on intelligence operations, and later added that Number 10 itself had not made any requests for redactions. It said the requests had been made for reasons of national security on intelligence operations - and later added that Number 10 itself had not made any requests for redactions.
A Freedom of Information request by the charity Reprieve earlier this year showed the UK government met members of the Senate Committee on Intelligence 24 times since 2009, although there are no details about what was discussed. A Freedom of Information request by the charity Reprieve earlier this year showed the UK government had met members of the Senate Committee on Intelligence 24 times since 2009, although there are no details about what was discussed.
Meanwhile, the Sunday Telegraph reports that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has called for former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to reveal what they knew about the CIA's torture and rendition programme when they were in office. Meanwhile, the Sunday Telegraph reported that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon had called for former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to reveal what they knew about the CIA's torture and rendition programme when they were in office.
"It's for ministers in that [former Labour] government to account for their actions," he said."It's for ministers in that [former Labour] government to account for their actions," he said.
Mr Straw told the BBC that he would "be delighted to give evidence today", adding that "as soon as the legal hurdles are out of the way, I fully expect to do so".Mr Straw told the BBC that he would "be delighted to give evidence today", adding that "as soon as the legal hurdles are out of the way, I fully expect to do so".
The Metropolitan police began investigating claims that UK secret services helped in the rendition of two men to Libya in 2012, and a file was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service earlier this year.The Metropolitan police began investigating claims that UK secret services helped in the rendition of two men to Libya in 2012, and a file was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service earlier this year.