The independent judicial inquiry into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan has run into delays because the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not put enough resources into meeting the inquiry’s deadlines.
The inquiry is now examining what were called deliberate detention operations. It says the MoD has known of the inquiry’s timings “for some considerable time”.
A spokesperson for the inquiry said it had set out a phased approach to its work and told the MoD at various times last year how it wanted to proceed with its evidential timetable.
“The MoD do not have enough resources allocated to meet those deadlines for the disclosure of evidence,” the spokesperson added. The government’s suggested timeline would substantially delay the inquiry’s work.
Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, the appeal judge appointed by the MoD to chair the inquiry, had wanted to deliver his report without delay. “However,” said the spokesperson, “this issue makes it clear that the chair’s original timetable may now not be possible.”
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