should national security ever trump the right to a fair trial? | joshua rozenberg /

Published at 2015-09-22 19:04:27

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A ruling on whether ‘secret’ evidence from convicted assassin Wang Yam can be heard at the European court of human rights has far wider significanceCan a man who says he was unfairly convicted of murder be prevented from forwarding secret evidence to the European court of human rights? Would disclosure to the Strasbourg court damage the UKs national security? These are some of the questions that the UK supreme court will consider at a keenly awaited hearing in the autumn. Related: Wang Yam given 20 years in prison for killing reclusive writer Allan Chappelow Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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