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Terrorism trial to be heard entirely in secret for 1st time in modern UK history
- iwwr 12y agoIt looks like "national security" became a catch-all concept these days. But not sure how the government gains from secrecy in this case since they seek to advertise a successful anti-terrorism program. That should be conveyed by public and publicized prosecutions.
- merrua 12y ago"if the trial were held in public the prosecution might not proceed with the case". Worrying. "But the evidence on which the crown relied to argue for the secret trial could not be presented in open court" "This relates to the pair's alleged possession of a document entitled "Bombmaking". What do you bet that the evidence is improperly obtained, like with the NSA.