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UK Seeks To Hold Terrorism Trial In Secret

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-our-eyes-only dept.

hazeii (5702) writes in with news about a secret trial set to take place in England. 'A major terrorism trial is set to be held entirely in secret for the first time in British legal history in an unprecedented departure from the principles of open justice, the court of appeal has heard. The identities of the two defendants charged with serious terror offences are being withheld from the public, and the media are banned from being present in court to report the forthcoming trial against the two men, known only as AB and CD.'

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  1. Not The First Time by mentil · · Score: 5, Informative

    for the first time in British legal history in an unprecedented departure from the principles of open justice

    Wrong

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    1. Re:Not The First Time by JMJimmy · · Score: 4, Informative

      I'm pretty sure they were referring to the MODERN justice system, ie post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  2. Re:Sigh by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...

    Because of the sensitive nature of its business, the court is a "secret court"

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