The United Kingdom opened an inquiry to investigate unlawful killing claims in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2013. A judge is probing allegations of unlawful killings by British armed forces.
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A senior judge launched an independent inquiry Wednesday to investigate whether U.K. military police covered up or did not properly probe allegations of unlawful killings byBritain's government ordered the inquiry after lawyers brought legal challenges on behalf of the families of eight Afghans who wereSenior judge Charles Haddon-Cave said his team would"get to the bottom" of whether investigations carried out by the Royal Military Police were adequate.
"It is clearly important that anyone who has broken the law is referred to the relevant authorities for investigation. Equally, those who have done nothing wrong should rightly have the cloud of suspicion lifted from them," Haddon-Cave said Wednesday."This is critical, both for the reputation of the armed forces and the country."
The inquiry into two separate incidents will also review whether the deaths"formed part of a wider pattern of extra-judicial killings by British armed forces in Afghanistan at the time."
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