The United States has prevented British MPs from obtaining documents that would reveal the extent of UK involvement with the CIA's rendition program, which has prisoners sent to nations that practice torture for interrogation. A federal judge cited language in the Freedom of Information Act that exempts "a foreign government entity" from access to information. The group requesting the documents was a committee of British MPs.
Abdel Hakim Belhaj was allegedly subject to rendition to Libya. Documents showing UK involvement in rendition were not released to MPs in the British Parliament ( Photograph: Francois Mori/AP) Tony Lloyd, a deputy chair of the committee and Labour MP for Manchester Central, opposed the ruling. "It's an abuse of the spirit of freedom of information," he said.British politicians are facing increasing pressure over this issue since news surfacedearlier this week, potentially linking the UK with the rendition of Abdel Hakim Belhaj to Libya. READ MORE
