Northern Ireland veterans to be given prosecution exemptions – along with republican paramilitaries msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Most UK troops now out of Afghanistan: Johnson
Most UK troops now out of Afghanistan: Johnson
World 3 min read
08 July, 2021
The UK s Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed a large majority of British troops stationed in Afghanistan have now been pulled out of the country. Johnson confirmed the pullout on Thursday [Getty]
Most of the remaining British troops assigned to the NATO mission in Afghanistan have left, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday, with the rest to come home shortly. All British troops assigned to NATO s mission in Afghanistan are now returning home. I will not disclose the timetable of our departure, but I can tell the House that most of our personnel have already left, he said in a statement to MPs.
MOD delivers robust legal protections for personnel and veterans gov.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A protester dressed in a jumpsuit similar to those used by Guantanamo prisoners demonstrates outside Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, EFE / Andy Rain
The UK’s Overseas Operations Bill passed into law in late April 2021following a long debate on whether it could undermine international laws against torture and war crimes. This debate showed once again that while the British government tends not to willingly do the right thing on these issues, if it is shamed and criticized enough, it may eventually pay due regard, as is this case with the international prohibition against torture.
Launched last year to protect British troops from vexatious legal claims, the bill initially included a presumption against prosecution for torture and war crimes allegations that were more than five years old.
British Security Forces ‘Tricks’ are Still Around and the ‘Dirt’!
Another interesting article here from declassified that comments on the partition issue and asks if lessons have been learned;
“On the centenary of Ireland’s partition, Northern Ireland is changing. But the lessons from its recent violent ‘dirty war’, in which British agents colluded in killings, risk being ignored by the current British government.”
The article concludes that ‘lessons have not been learned’ and cites the recent ‘Covert Human Intelligence Sources Act’ and the original draft of the ‘Overseas Operations Bill’ designed to protect British military and Security personnel who commit war crimes including murder and torture.