MoD Announces Review Into How Troops Are Investigated

MoD Announces Review Into How Troops Are Investigated
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace walks towards Downing Street following the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Foreign Commonwealth Office on Sept. 15, 2020 in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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How investigations into military personnel are handled is to be examined by a judge-led review, the government has announced; the inquiry will work in tandem with a proposed law currently before Parliament aimed at ending “vexatious” legal claims, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The bill, promised in the Conservative election manifesto, would strengthen legal protections for overseas troops from repeated investigations.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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