UPDATE: UK Armed Forces Investigated For Alleged Criminal Behavior In Iraq
Service Police Legacy Investigations
The UK commitment from all three services to the fight against Daesh across the Middle East as of 2017 numbered just over 1,400, according to MOD.
The UK MOD Investigative services have updated the last report of complaints, investigations, and disposals of unconfirmed cases of military personnel violations of the EU Human Rights Convention.
Service Police Legacy Investigations Report Update:
SPLI investigations into the remaining allegations made by Iraqi civilians of serious criminal behaviour by UK armed forces in Iraq.
Service Police Legacy Investigations (SPLI), led by a senior Royal Navy Police Officer is meeting the government’s legal duty to investigate the remaining allegations made by Iraqi civilians of serious criminal behaviour by UK armed forces in Iraq.
31 July, 2017: Decisions on Ministry of Defence investigations into alleged breaches of Article 2 and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) during military operations in Iraq.
The UK government is obliged to investigate credible or arguable breaches of Article 2 and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that arise from UK military operations in Iraq. In some cases, this obligation will require a further inquiry upon completion of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) or the Service Police Legacy Investigations (SPLI)criminal investigation.
In February 2017, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) would close and any remaining Iraq legacy investigations would be reintegrated into the service police system. SPLItook over these remaining investigations at the beginning of July 2017. Cases that were closed, or in the process of being closed, before, and up to, 30 June 2017 will be updated on the former IHAT website
Service personnel, made up of Royal Navy Police and Royal Air Force Police, will consider any remaining legacy investigations which look at the alleged behaviour of UK armed forces in Iraq from 2003 to 2009.
For a deeper dive, check out the latest report: UK MOD INVESTIGATES