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| Nearly 60 Iraq killings claims against UK soldiers dropped | Nearly 60 Iraq killings claims against UK soldiers dropped |
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| Investigations into nearly 60 allegations of unlawful killing against UK soldiers in Iraq have been dropped, the Ministry of Defence says. | Investigations into nearly 60 allegations of unlawful killing against UK soldiers in Iraq have been dropped, the Ministry of Defence says. |
| The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the MoD said. | The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat) has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the MoD said. |
| A further case was stopped by the military's prosecuting authority. | A further case was stopped by the military's prosecuting authority. |
| The news follows a call by PM David Cameron to "stamp out" what he called "spurious" legal claims against British troops returning from action overseas. | The news follows a call by PM David Cameron to "stamp out" what he called "spurious" legal claims against British troops returning from action overseas. |
| Ministers had been asked to draw up plans to curb claims, including by restricting "no win, no fee" arrangements, Mr Cameron said. | |
| Lawyers say no-one is above the law, and many abuse cases have been proven. | |
| Ihat was set up to review and investigate allegations of abuse made by Iraqi civilians against UK armed forces personnel in Iraq during the period of 2003 to July 2009. | |
| It currently lists more than 1,300 allegations under investigation, ranging from murder to low-level violence. | |
| Conservative MP Richard Benyon, a member of the Commons Defence select committee, said innocent veterans were being unfairly targeted. | |
| He told The Sun: "It's an intolerable burden for people who have served their country well to face this knowing they're innocent." |