Army should no longer ‘police itself’, say campaigners

'Armed forces police have closed all investigations into alleged war crimes by British forces personnel in Iraq...bringing no prosecutions despite investigating 1,291 cases.'

Peace campaigners have redoubled their calls for the British army to be no longer able to ‘police itself’. The calls follow news this month that armed forces police have closed all investigations into alleged war crimes by British forces personnel in Iraq.

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