{"id":2627,"date":"2014-11-30T20:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T20:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2014-11-30T20:14:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T20:14:07","slug":"uk-intelligence-agencies-spying-on-lawyers-in-sensitive-security-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=2627","title":{"rendered":"UK intelligence agencies spying on lawyers in sensitive security cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/nov\/06\/intelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/11\/6\/1415280710486\/Abdel-Hakim-Belhaj-014.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/nov\/06\/intelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq\\'&gt;UK intelligence agencies spying on lawyers in sensitive security cases&lt;\/a&gt;The intelligence services have routinely been intercepting legally privileged communications between lawyers and their clients in sensitive security cases, according to internal MI5, MI6 and GCHQ documents. The information obtained may even have been exploited unlawfully and used by the agencies in the fighting of court cases in which they themselves are involved, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has been told, resulting in miscarriages of justice.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2014%2Fnov%2F06%2Fintelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Theguardian&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/11\/6\/1415280710486\/Abdel-Hakim-Belhaj-014.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/nov\/06\/intelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq'>UK intelligence agencies spying on lawyers in sensitive security cases<\/a>The intelligence services have routinely been intercepting legally privileged communications between lawyers and their clients in sensitive security cases, according to internal MI5, MI6 and GCHQ documents. The information obtained may even have been exploited unlawfully and used by the agencies in the fighting of court cases in which they themselves are involved, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has been told, resulting in miscarriages of justice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2014%2Fnov%2F06%2Fintelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Theguardian<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK intelligence agencies spying on lawyers in sensitive security casesThe intelligence services have routinely been intercepting legally privileged communications between lawyers and their clients in sensitive security cases, according to internal MI5, MI6 and GCHQ documents. 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