'Sami al-Saadi and Abdel Hakim Belhadj are expected to begin legal action against Jack Straw, the British former foreign secretary, and the British government next month, accusing them of complicity in their illegal rendition and torture.

This is while the Coalition government’s controversial changes to the UK’s legal system, confirmed in the Queen’s speech during the state opening of the UK Parliament on May 9, allowing certain court evidence to be heard from behind closed doors, are due to be published this week.

Meanwhile, the Guardian reported the proposed legislation was a direct result of pressure imposed by British intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, after it was revealed that they were “involved in the brutal treatment, and knew of the torture, of UK residents and citizens detained by the CIA.” '

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