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BRITISH opposition to the death penalty hung in the balance last night after judges ruled the government could share information with US authorities that some fear may lead to the execution of terror suspects.
The High Court case centred on two suspected Islamic State terrorists, El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, who are currently detained by Kurdish forces in Syria.
The men are alleged to be responsible for killing high-profile Western captives and while the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided there was “insufficient evidence” to try them in Britain, US prosecutors are still building a case.
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
MOLLY QUELL reports on the sanctions placed on International Criminal Court officials by the Trump regime, making it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct even basic tasks