A legal committee in Britain's House of Lords ruled today that the BBC was wrong to block Freedom of Information access to the Malcolm Balen report.
The ruling means that London lawyer Stephen Sugar's legal battle for the report's release goes back to the UK's High Court. In 2004, Malcolm Balen examined the BBC's Mideast coverage. Contrary to expectations, his findings were never released to the public.
The BBC has spent an estimated £250,000 in license fee money to suppress the report. HonestReporting filed a FOI request for a copy.
