Oh, the shock....Oh the surprise....Another whitewash.
BBC News
A controversial inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by the UK's security services is being scrapped. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said the inquiry into the
treatment of detainees could not continue because of Metropolitan Police
investigations.
These follow fresh allegations that officials assisted the rendition of men to Libya, where they were tortured. Mr Clarke said the government was committed to holding a judge-led inquiry once these were investigated.
The Detainee Inquiry, headed by retired judge Sir Peter
Gibson, was launched by the prime minister to get to the bottom of
claims that MI5 and MI6 had aided and abetted the rendition and
ill-treatment of terrorism suspects in the wake of 9/11.
In July 2010 when he announced the "fully independent"
inquiry, David Cameron had said that to ignore the claims of wrongdoing
would risk secret operatives' reputation "being tarnished". But the inquiry had been widely criticised by campaign groups
and lawyers representing detainees who were refusing to take part,
saying it lacked transparency and credibility.
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