APPG on Extraordinary Rendition

Andrew Tyrie MP responds to the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that an MI5 officer will not be prosecuted over allegations that he was complicit in the mistreatment of Binyam Mohamed.

Andrew Tyrie responds to the settlement of court cases brought against the British Government by former Guantanamo Bay detainees. Andrew Tyrie MP said: “This is an important settlement that takes us a step closer to getting to the truth.”

  Andrew Tyrie MP sets out the APPG’s proposals for the remit and powers of the Inquiry into allegations of UK involvement in rendition and the mistreatment of detainees overseas; publishes proposals for Terms of Reference and a Protocol on the Treatment of Information for consideration by the Government and the Inquiry.

Andrew Tyrie responds to the publication of documents from the FCO and British Security Services which reveal details of the former government’s involvement in extraordinary rendition. These include a telegram apparently from then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to the embassy in Washington which stated he had “no objection” to the American plans to render UK detainees from Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay, and viewed it as “the best way to meet our counter-terrorism needs”.

Andrew Tyrie responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement that there will be an independent judge-led inquiry into allegations of UK involvement in rendition and the mistreatment of detainees abroad. Andrew Tyrie MP said: “The Prime Minister’s courageous decision to hold a judge-led inquiry, and to set aside a number of objections that will have been put to him, is a huge step forward. It can give the public confidence that the truth on British involvement in rendition will come out.”