Inquiry launched into claims SAS soldiers killed Afghan civilians
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#66W2G)
MoD concedes to longstanding demands for statutory inquiry into allegations dating back to 2010
Ministers have announced a statutory judge-led inquiry into allegations of more than 50 summary killings by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan, after several years of reports that elite British troops killed civilians in cold blood.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Andrew Murrison, the minister for defence people, said the Ministry of Defence would concede to longstanding demands for an independent statutory inquiry" after years of dismissing the idea. The inquiry will cover the period from mid-2010 to mid-2013.
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