UK complicit in torture of detainees-rights group
* Britain accused of turning "blind eye" to use of torture
* Britain rejects claims by human rights group
By Tim Castle
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A human rights group on Tuesday accused Britain of being complicit in the torture of terrorism detainees in Pakistan and said it should hold an inquiry into the conduct of British security services.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Britain had put Pakistan under pressure to extract information from terrorism suspects and was unconcerned about how the detainees were treated.
"British intelligence and law enforcement colluded with and turned a blind eye to the use of torture on terrorism suspects in Pakistan," said Ali Dayan Hasan, a HRW researcher.
"British officials knew that Pakistani intelligence agencies routinely used torture, were aware of specific cases and did not intervene."
Britain said it rejected "in the strongest possible terms" the suggestion it ran a policy of complicity in torture. Continued...
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