I was looking at this yesterday and the government has actually tried to hold a fully secret trial on terrorism charges before:
Though it was interesting that the very basic facts were at least released into the media too. The best we can guess about Shamima is the few articles that claim she was part of the morality police or/and helped prepare suicide bombers. From what I remember, the podcast wasn’t able to verify the latter? And we don’t even know if the Government’s assessment is based on those facts, and the judges can’t comment on the merits of the evidence they do have
Fully secret terror trial blocked by Court of Appeal
An unprecedented attempt to hold the first ever completely secret criminal trial in the UK is blocked by the Court of Appeal.
www.bbc.com
A Terrorism Case in Britain Ends in Acquittal, but No One Can Say Why (Published 2015)
A group of journalists are among the very few people who know why a student was finally acquitted of terrorism charges. Problem is, they cannot report what they know.
www.nytimes.com
Erol Incedal trial: media groups lose appeal over reporting restrictions
Court rules against attempt to lift reporting restrictions on terrorism trial held in conditions of unprecedented secrecy
www.theguardian.com
Though it was interesting that the very basic facts were at least released into the media too. The best we can guess about Shamima is the few articles that claim she was part of the morality police or/and helped prepare suicide bombers. From what I remember, the podcast wasn’t able to verify the latter? And we don’t even know if the Government’s assessment is based on those facts, and the judges can’t comment on the merits of the evidence they do have