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British Soldiers Refuse
to Fight 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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