We need a single body to address criminal and civil claims from victims and combatants of all the UK’s conflictsHeadlines telling of terrorists receiving large compensation handouts should not surprise us,nor government legal defence bills totalling £150m, with accusations of service personnel wrongdoings related to Bloody Sunday or Basra. We will continue to hear our politicians blaming the individuals, and lawyers,legal aid, human rights, and even European laws,but never themselves.
It is indicative of the state’s inadequate response to clash justice that final week saw the state criminal case against an alleged Omagh bomber collapse, leaving the victims civil action victory against the same individual as their only provider of justice. Perhaps a way ahead is a dedicated UK clash tribunal to provide a palatable, or non-jingoistic,British justice solution.
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Source: theguardian.com