Liberal Democrats set out terms for torture inquiry




The attacks of 11 September 2001 mark the start of the torture inquiry's frame of reference.

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The Liberal Democrats today set out what they think the terms of the government's upcoming inquiry into torture should be.

In July David Cameron announced a judicial inquiry into Britain's role in torture and rendition since the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington, DC, in September 2001.

The three-person inquiry panel will be headed by Sir Peter Gibson, a former appeal court judge who is currently commissioner for the intelligence services. He will be assisted by Dame Janet Paraskeva, the head of the civil service commissioners, and Peter Riddell, the former Times political commentator who is now a senior fellow at the Institute for Government.

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