[A-List] British Soldiers Refuse to Fight

[Macdonald Stainsby <mstainsby@xxxxxx>]

British Soldiers Refuse to Fight
Indo-Asian News Service



LONDON, 31 March 2003 - Two British servicemen have been sent home from the
Middle East after refusing to fight in the war against Iraq, The Sunday
Times reported. They said they would refuse to fight because of the civilian
casualties being caused by the US-British attack. They face possible court
martial and up to two years in jail for disobeying orders. The two British
soldiers are from 16 Air Assault Brigade, a frontline unit, which has been
engaged in heavy fighting in southern Iraq. Their lawyer says they were
ordered to return to the brigade's barracks in Colchester, Essex, after
raising their objections earlier this month. The cases were confirmed this
weekend by Justin Hugheston-Roberts, a solicitor advocate who chairs Forces
Law, a nationwide group of 22 law firms that acts for service personnel and
their families. "These cases are being handled by a very experienced
 lawyer," he said. Gilbert Blades, a Lincoln-based lawyer, said the Ministry
of Defense was trying to hush up the cases because it feared a public
relations disaster.

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