Nearly 60 Iraq killings claims against UK soldiers dropped
Investigations into nearly 60 allegations of unlawful killing against UK soldiers in Iraq have been dropped, the Ministry of Defence says. The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the MoD said. A further case was stopped by the military's prosecuting authority. The news follows a call by PM David Cameron to "stamp out" what […]Investigations into nearly 60 allegations of unlawful killing against UK soldiers in Iraq have been dropped, the Ministry of Defence says. The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the MoD said. A further case was stopped by the military's prosecuting authority.
The news follows a call by PM David Cameron to "stamp out" what he called "spurious" legal claims against British troops returning from action overseas. Ministers had been asked to draw up plans to curb claims, including by restricting "no win, no fee" arrangements, Mr Cameron said.
