Minister raised concerns over closure of SAS war crimes investigation

2023-10-09 12:56

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer suspected UK special forces may have unlawfully killed unarmed Afghans.

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer raised serious concerns in government in 2019 over the decision to close an investigation into UK special forces.

The BBC understands that Mr Mercer wrote to then-defence secretary Ben Wallace to warn against the closure.

The veterans minister, a former British...