Who Needs Enemies, When We Have Human Rights Lawyers?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3287178/Afghan-veterans-face-criminal-probe-mistreating-Taliban-suspects.html

/// The lawyers are believed to have Pashtun-speaking teams throughout Afghanistan asking locals if they were ever mistreated by the British. ///

/// The law firms took on the cases and mounted legal claims against the Ministry of Defence. Other locals then heard by word of mouth who to contact if they had a grievance with the British. ///

/// Suspected insurgents are also able to approach UK teams still in the country and lodge complaints of ill treatment. ///

/// Suspected insurgents are also able to approach UK teams still in the country and lodge complaints of ill treatment. ///

And it is not just Afghanistan, look how much this kind of thing cost us in Iraq?

/// Since 2003, the MoD has spent £100million on Iraq-related investigations and compensation, with £44million more earmarked for ongoing claims from Iraqis up to 2019. ///

/// The Al-Sweady public inquiry cost £31million and lasted five years but exonerated British troops of claims they went on a torture and killing spree following a 2004 battle in southern Iraq. ///

[Just-Jude]

Instead of taxpayers picking up the bill, it should be the British Legion, it's their members that flouted the law, they should bring those that go on killing and torture sprees to book.