Just how far Britain allowed the ends to justify the means after the September 11 2001 atrocities has been starkly demonstrated by the Commons Intelligence and Security Committee reports. Chaired by Dominic Grieve, the former attorney-general, the ISC found the UK government’s treatment of detainees profoundly wanting. In the case of rendition — sending terror suspects overseas for interrogation in other jurisdictions — it found it “inexcusable”. A full, judge-led inquiry to establish legal responsibility has now been, rightly, urged.
英國下院情報與安全委員會(Intelligence and Security Committee)的報告赤裸裸地表明，在2001年9/11恐襲後，英國在用目的證明手段合理方面走得有多遠。由前司法部長多米尼克•格里夫(Dominic Grieve)擔任主席的情報與安全委員會發現，英國政府在對待被拘留者方面存在嚴重不足。就非常規引渡（將恐怖嫌疑人送往海外，讓他們在其他司法管轄區受到審問）而言，報告發現英國政府「無法辯解」。現在有必要敦促展開以法官主導的全面調查來釐清法律責任。