Prosecutor says, however, there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ atrocities may have been committed
The international criminal court has formally abandoned its long-running inquiry into claims that British troops committed war crimes in Iraq between 2003 and 2008.
The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said there was a “reasonable basis to believe” that atrocities such as wilful killing, torture, inhuman/cruel treatment and rape may have been committed by the British armed forces. But she concluded there was no proof that UK authorities blocked any investigations or were unwilling to pursue them.
