The recent public statement / speech by the British SIS (popularly known as MI6) head fits well here, particularly as the Binyam Mohammed case involves an allegation of torture and now a UK police investigation.
I have only linked two BBC reports, the first is a general article:Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11648114How secret does a secret service need to be? That's the question MI6, like its sister services MI5 and GCHQ in Britain, as well as more distant relatives abroad, has been wrestling with. The man known as "C" - Sir John Sawers - has offered his answer.
Under the headline 'MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says torture illegal' :Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11642568The head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, has described torture as "illegal and abhorrent" and defended the service's need for secrecy.
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