British troops are being weakened in their fight against terrorists because they fear human rights lawyers will take them to court, the Defence Secretary has warned.
Michael Fallon attacked “ambulance-chasing law firms” that have brought
thousands of cases against the Ministry of Defence over the conduct of
British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He said soldiers were worried that their actions could land them in
court defending compensation claims brought by enemy fighters they
capture or relations of those killed.
“We don’t need these ambulance-chasing British law firms,” he told The Sunday Telegraph. “It is not only extremely expensive but it inhibits the operational effectiveness of our troops because they start to worry about whether they will end up in a court or not.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12070235/Defence-secretary-Michael-Fallon-suspend-the-human-rights-act-to-protect-our-troops.html
Ministers are now drawing up plans to pull Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in order to stop troops being sued for carrying out their duties.
Mr Fallon argued that there was “a strong case” for suspending the
European human rights law when sending forces into action overseas. “We don’t need these ambulance-chasing British law firms,” he told The Sunday Telegraph. “It is not only extremely expensive but it inhibits the operational effectiveness of our troops because they start to worry about whether they will end up in a court or not.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12070235/Defence-secretary-Michael-Fallon-suspend-the-human-rights-act-to-protect-our-troops.html
No comments:
Post a Comment