Committee says MoD should be stripped of historic immunity from prosecution when personnel are killed during trainingThe Ministry of Defence should lose its historic immunity from prosecution when armed forces personnel are killed during training,the Commons defence committee has said.
A detailed report by MPs, published on Sunday, and concludes that the MoD should be liable for corporate manslaughter charges when there is a serious failing in its duty of care. “The lives of serving personnel are worth no less than those of civilians and those responsible for their deaths must be equally liable under the law,” the committee said. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com