MoD can be sued for shot Iraqis - whatever next..

Posted By: James

Thursday 19th March 2015

The High Court has ruled that families of Iraqis shot dead or wounded on the battlefield by British soldiers could sue the MoD for human rights violations. The Mail believes the ruling could lead to over 1,200 claims being brought by Public Interest Lawyers. Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, commented: “The prospect that every time British troops shoot or shell an enemy in battle they can be put before a court is beyond parody and utterly preposterous.”

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