Under the circumstances, defendant did not have the right to be present at a colloquy on his counsel's motion for recusal of the trial court, which involved the court's alleged involvement with defendant during the Judge's former employment as a prosecutor, and which was conducted in camera for valid security reasons regarding the identity of an informant (see People v Baker,
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