An inquiry into allegations of unlawful activity of the UK’s special forces in Afghanistan has heard that the identities of the accused should be kept anonymous.
The inquiry was commissioned by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in December last year. The probe is looking into matters arising from the deployment of British armed forces to Afghanistan from mid-2010, including extrajudicial killings by special forces.
This week the inquiry, chaired by Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, has reached the stage of substantive hearings.
Mr. Wallace has confirmed that the allegations put forward relate to the conduct of UK special forces.
However, in a short statement, Mr. Wallace added that he remained “steadfast” in the longstanding position of the government to not comment on the deployment or activities of the UK special forces….