U.K. Home Secretary loses ruling over 7/7 inquests

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U.K. Home Secretary loses ruling over 7/7 inquests

2010-11-22 22:55:55 GMT+7 (ICT)

LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, on Monday lost a legal challenge to a coroner's refusal to have some testimonies by MI5 agents heard in private during the reviewing of the July 7, 2005, London terror attacks.

The Home Office argued that some evidence was of a too sensitive nature to be heard in public, and that closed hearings would enable the coroner to see and take account of that evidence.

The High Court upheld coroner Heather Hallett's ruling to exclude the public from hearings in the interests of national security. Justices Maurice Kay and Stanley Burnton said they would give their full reasons at a later date.

"The government is committed to co-operating fully with the coroner's inquiry," the Home Office said in a statement after the ruling.

"Along with many victims' families, we believe a closed hearing for a small part of the July 7 inquests would be the best way for the coroner to consider as much information as possible. The court has decided this is not possible and we will consider the judgment carefully."

"I am still hopeful that, with full co-operation on all sides, most if not all of the relevant material can and will be put before me in such a way that national security is not threatened," Hallett said in her November 3 ruling. "I do not intend to endanger the lives of anyone."

Hallett is investigating the deaths of the 52 people killed in 2005 when suicide bombers attacked the London subway and a bus during the rush hour, the first suicide bombings that occurred in Western Europe.

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7/7 was a gov't conspiracy!