documents which had recently come to light in Hong Kong supported his argument. As in the fourth habeas corpus application, Mr Osman applied for discovery of numerous documents held by the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office. The seventh application was rejected on 28
February. The Court again rejected the application for the
discovery of documents.
Mr Osman has petitioned for leave to appeal to the House of Lords against the judgment in each of the first six habeas corpus
applications. His petitions have all been refused. In the case of
the seventh application, the question of appeal has still to be
decided.
Mr Osman has also made two applications against the United Kingdom
to the European Commission of Human Rights. Both were deemed
inadmissible, the first in March 1989 and the second in January
1991.
South East Asia Department
March 1992
MA3ABG