PM to ensure new Bill allows armed forces personnel to leave the military, PPU says
The Bill was promised in the Queen’s Speech earlier this week. Former sailor Michael Lyons, who was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment in 2011 after he developed a conscientious objection to the war in Afghanistan but was refused the right to leave the Royal Navy, has backed the call by the Peace Pledge Union (PPU). Members of Britain’s armed forces have the right to apply for discharge if they develop a conscientious objection. But Mr Lyons warned that, in practice, conscientious o...
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Source: morningstaronline.co.uk