The inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings by the UK armed forces in Afghanistan is set to be officially launched. The probe’s chair, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, is expected to announce a call for evidence of illegal activity in the war-torn nation between 2010 and 2013 when the inquiry gets under way today (Wednesday March 22).
The independent statutory inquiry, commissioned by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace under the 2005 Inquiries Act, will look at alleged unlawful activity during deliberate detention operations. Lord Justice Haddon-Cave is also expected to appeal for anyone with relevant information to come forward during his opening statement.
The inquiry is tasked with determining whether investigations conducted by the Royal Military Police were properly and effectively executed, and whether there is credible information that extrajudicial killings (EJKs) were carried out by British armed forces during the three-year period.
