"When Huda Ammori returns to the room, the special advocate a security-cleared barrister who represented her interests in her absence will not be allowed to tell her or her legal team what evidence was presented against Palestine Action. If Ammori asks what allegations were made directly against her, the special advocate must not tell her, even though that means she will have no chance to rebut them."
"Last year McCullough, who represented Shamima Begum in CMP, said a substantial majority of special advocates 25 of an undisclosed total, including 16 KCs were not accepting any new appointments because of defects in the system, which he described as being in meltdown. Explaining why they took such action, he said: Even accepting that inherent unfairness, what cannot be justifiable is the additional unfairness caused by failures to support the system properly over many years."
When Huda Ammori is excluded from courtroom five, a security‑cleared special advocate will represent her interests but will be barred from disclosing the evidence presented against Palestine Action. If Ammori asks which allegations targeted her, the special advocate must remain silent, leaving her unable to rebut specific claims. The closed material procedure (CMP) permits secret handling of sensitive material, often invoked by a secretary of state for national security reasons. Longstanding critics, including Angus McCullough KC, call CMPs inherently unfair. Many special advocates have refused new appointments, citing systemic defects, delayed support, and a system described as being in meltdown.
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