Battle launched over Iraq deaths (12 families want independent inquiry)

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Lawyers want an independent inquiry into the Iraqis' deaths
Lawyers for 12 Iraqi families who claim relatives were killed by British troops in Iraq have lodged papers at the High Court in a battle for compensation.

The lawyers want an independent inquiry to make the Ministry of Defence accept legal responsibility for the deaths.

They have lodged papers at London's Royal Courts of Justice - the first step in seeking a judicial review.

The test cases will decide whether the UK armed forces in occupation are subject to the Human Rights Act 1998.

After lodging the papers, solicitor Phil Shiner said he expected there would eventually be a total of 17 Iraqi families seeking damages under human rights legislation.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3684937.stm

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Let the war crimes trials begin

Move over Slobadon, I think you're gonna have a lot of company soon.

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2. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=531603