U.K. broke law by sending evidence on ISIS 'Beatles' to U.S., court rules

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U.K. broke law by sending evidence on ISIS 'Beatles' to U.S., court rules
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UK government broke the law by sending key evidence about two alleged ISIS members suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Americans in Syria to U.S. authorities, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

, Lord Robert Carnwath concluded that the information in question was transferred"without any safeguards at all."

The justices said there were suggestions that"pragmatic considerations, at the expense of a principled approach, might begin to influence the UK's reaction to the demand that it should cease its lobbying in relation to the death penalty assurances." "To fulfill their wishes, it was surely required that the hallowed practice of seeking death penalty assurances be observed."

Her lawyers, Birnberg Peirce & Partners, said Elgizouli"has always expressed her belief that her son, if accused, should face justice, and that any trial should take place in the U.K."Maya Foa, director of Reprieve, said:"This is not only a landmark judgment, but an excellent result for anyone who cares about the rule of law and Britain's long-standing opposition to the death penalty.

All wore masks during their dealings with the hostages, but British and U.S. intelligence are said to have established their identities., was killed in a U.S. airstrike on Nov. 12, 2015, after the capture of Aine Davis in Turkey five days earlier.The British court was told that the Crown Prosecution Service decided in 2016 that there was enough evidence to charge Kotey with five counts of murder and eight of hostage-taking but not enough to charge Elsheikh.

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