Lord Justice Haddon-Cave issues call for evidence, saying it is critical law-breakers be referred to authorities
, and about the obstacles in terms of communicating with witnesses in Afghanistan, Haddon-Cave said he and his team “would do everything in our power” to facilitate contributions., which will have powers to compel people to give evidence, in December after allegations 54 Afghans were killed in suspicious circumstances by one SAS unit in Helmand province between 2010 and 2011, and accusations these amounted to war crimes.
A high court case brought by the law firm Leigh Day on behalf of one man, Saifullah, alleged that his father, two brothers and a cousin were killed during an SAS raid on a compound in southernThe inquiry is tasked with determining whether investigations conducted by the Royal Military Police were carried out properly and effectively, and whether there is credible information that “numerous” extrajudicial killings were carried out by British armed forces between 2010 and 2013.
The inquiry will also seek to determine whether the circumstances of alleged extrajudicial killings were covered up at any stage and what lessons can be learned. A case management hearing is scheduled for 25 April in London, which will hear further details of four phases that will start with the collection and scrutiny of thousands of documents, many highly sensitive. This will be followed by what Haddon-Cave described as “background briefings” about military operations and the role of British forces in Afghanistan, followed by hearings.
It was his intention to hold as many of these as possible in public, he said, but national security and the need to protect witnesses meant many would have to be held in private. When it came to evidence from members of special forces such as the SAS, he said it was “doubtful” anyone other than the inquiry team could be present.
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