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The killers of six military police officers in Iraq will never be brought to justice, the father of one of the dead men has said. | |
Reg Keys who lost his son in the attack in 2003 said after a meeting with Defence Secretary Des Browne that the killers would never be arrested. | |
Mr Keys, from Solihull, blamed red tape over capital punishment for allowing the culprits to escape justice. | |
He said he would now give up on his campaign to catch the killers. | |
The military policemen were killed in a police station in Majar al-Kabir after being surrounded by more than 400 protesting Iraqis. | |
The men killed in June 2003 were: Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell, 41, from Chessington, Surrey; Cpl Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire; Cpl Paul Long, 24, of Tyne and Wear; L/Cpl Benjamin McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire; L/Cpl Tom Keys, 20, from Bala, north Wales; and Cpl Simon Miller, 21, from Tyne and Wear. | |
The families of six Red Caps killed by a mob in Iraq have met Defence Secretary Des Browne to ask about delays in arresting their killers. | The families of six Red Caps killed by a mob in Iraq have met Defence Secretary Des Browne to ask about delays in arresting their killers. |
The families said before the meeting they had been told the delay was caused by a lack of cooperation from British commanders. | The families said before the meeting they had been told the delay was caused by a lack of cooperation from British commanders. |
One father said he was going to ask if the killers were going to be arrested. | One father said he was going to ask if the killers were going to be arrested. |
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said it could not comment on a private meeting but confirmed it took place on Monday. | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said it could not comment on a private meeting but confirmed it took place on Monday. |
The military policemen were killed in a police station after being surrounded by more than 400 protesting Iraqis. | The military policemen were killed in a police station after being surrounded by more than 400 protesting Iraqis. |
The men killed in June 2003 were Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell, 41, from Chessington, Surrey; Cpl Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire; Cpl Paul Long, 24, of Tyne and Wear; | The men killed in June 2003 were Sgt Simon Hamilton-Jewell, 41, from Chessington, Surrey; Cpl Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire; Cpl Paul Long, 24, of Tyne and Wear; |
They also included L/Cpl Benjamin McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire; L/Cpl Tom Keys, 20, from Bala, North Wales; and Cpl Simon Miller, 21, from Tyne and Wear. | They also included L/Cpl Benjamin McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire; L/Cpl Tom Keys, 20, from Bala, North Wales; and Cpl Simon Miller, 21, from Tyne and Wear. |
Reg Keys, of Solihull, West Midlands, whose son Tom was killed, said before the meeting: "We are going to ask Mr Browne if he is going to arrest the killers or not and if not, why not. | Reg Keys, of Solihull, West Midlands, whose son Tom was killed, said before the meeting: "We are going to ask Mr Browne if he is going to arrest the killers or not and if not, why not. |
"Let's put an end to this." | "Let's put an end to this." |
Last February, a court in Baghdad issued arrest warrants for eight suspects but nobody has yet been detained. | Last February, a court in Baghdad issued arrest warrants for eight suspects but nobody has yet been detained. |
An inquest into the men's deaths found they could have been better equipped but their deaths could not have been avoided. | An inquest into the men's deaths found they could have been better equipped but their deaths could not have been avoided. |