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Amnesty International, via counsel, has written to the Attorney General asking for permission to disclose the Richard Colvin memos contained on the CD that Amnesty's secretary general showed reporters at Tuesday's news conference.
A written copy of this request is here.
The government originally disclosed these documents to the Military Police Complaints Commission. The memos have been vetted and redacted by the government.
When Amnesty International received them earlier this week, its representatives agreed to an undertaking of confidentiality, so they cannot reveal what they know these documents contain.
The Attorney General's office has written to Amnesty International to say the request has been taken under advisement and a response will be coming shortly.
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March (69)
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- Farewell, Angelo Persichilli: PMO loses its sixth director of communications in six years
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February (70)
- Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
- Orders of the Day - If those caucus room walls could talk ...
- Order Paper Watch: NDP wants info on government money going to RackNine, RMG and Campaign Research
- Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
- Vikileaks Watch: Pack your bags, Adam Carroll, you're going to (the wrong) committee!
- Orders of the Day - Pay no attention to the Vikileaking former Liberal staffer behind the curtain
- Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
- UPDATED - Vikileaks30 Watch: (Now former) Liberal staffer revealed as creator of formerly anonymous twitter account
- UPDATED - Robocalls Watch: Conservative Party linked to calls directing voters to different polling stations
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January (70)
- Power & Politics' Ballot Box question
- UPDATED - Fate of NDP motion to investigate creeping in camera-itis at committee unknown
- Committee Liveblog: Former Liberal MP turned Lobbyist Joe Jordan talks Lobbying Act at Ethics
- UPDATED - Orders of the Day: Second day back and it feels like they never left.
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