UK High Court rejects plea to reveal drone strikes information
22 Dec 2012 7:15 AM IST
The British High Court on Friday rejected a Pakistani man's bid to force the UK government to reveal if it is providing intelligence to the CIA for its covert drone strikes against al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan.
Noor Khan, a 27-year-old whose father died in a US drone strike in Pakistan, said the UK could be committing a war crime by helping CIA, the US intelligence agency to identify targets.
The British government neither confirms nor denies any role in assisting with operations against al-Qaeda. The court said it could not force the government to reveal its policy.
Lord Justice Alan Moses said that oversight of intelligence arrangements in this case was for Parliament, not the court, the BBC reported.
‘The real aim is to persuade this court to make a public pronouncement designed to condemn the activities of the United States in North Waziristan,’ he said.
Noor Khan, a 27-year-old whose father died in a US drone strike in Pakistan, said the UK could be committing a war crime by helping CIA, the US intelligence agency to identify targets.
The British government neither confirms nor denies any role in assisting with operations against al-Qaeda. The court said it could not force the government to reveal its policy.
Lord Justice Alan Moses said that oversight of intelligence arrangements in this case was for Parliament, not the court, the BBC reported.
‘The real aim is to persuade this court to make a public pronouncement designed to condemn the activities of the United States in North Waziristan,’ he said.
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