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Attorney General Stops Cameron's Bid to End Inquiry Into UK Troops in Iraq

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UK Attorney General Jeremy Wright "shut down" an attempt of former country's Prime Minister David Cameron to close an inquiry into alleged abuses of UK troops in regard to the Iraqis.

MOSCOW, September 19 (Sputnik) — The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) investigated the cases of murder, tortures and rapes allegedly carried out by UK military personnel during the Iraq War. In January, Cameron pledged to protect veterans from the claims.

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The Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday that Cameron told Johnny Mercer, the chairman of a parliamentary defense committee, that his attempts to end the activities of the IHAT had been thwarted by Wright's position.

Mercer had also met Wright, who had confirmed the position, the media outlet added.

The United Kingdom was part of a US-led coalition that invaded Iraq in 2003 without a UN mandate after accusing then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of possessing weapons of mass destruction, which, however, were never found.

Earlier in September, UK media revealed that the IHAT could prosecute three servicemen, who have been previously accused of the death of Iraqi teenager in 2003, but the accusation has been withdrawn by a military court.

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