An inquiry investigating potential war crimes by Britain in Afghanistan has been handed evidence which suggests as many as 80 civilians were killed in suspicious circumstances between 2010 and 2013.
"Until the eve of this hearing, the MoD was seriously seeking to contend that national security precluded this investigation from even referring to the fact that the subject matter was UKSF," he said.
Not naming individual regiments, Mr Hermer's team argued, would risk unfairly tainting all members of theThe MoD is also pursuing automatic anonymity for all UKSF personnel and for witness testimonies to be heard in closed sessions, which would be inaccessible to the public or journalists, arguing that not doing so could lead to risk of life and detrimental career consequences for the service personnel involved.
"Open justice is a bedrock principle of common law, now embedded in the Inquiries Act itself," he said.
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