Blair may face misconduct claim from families of soldiers killed in Iraq
‘Families of British soldiers killed in Iraq plan to launch legal action against Tony Blair for misconduct if the Chilcot report finds the former prime minister misused intelligence in taking the country to war.
General Sir Michael Rose, a retired officer who has been advising the families of slain and injured servicemen told the BBC earlier this week that the families were preparing to launch a civil action against Blair.
“The families want to see justice. If it proves as a result of reading the report that there was a dereliction of duty or malfeasance in a public office — for example that intelligence was negligently handled — then of course they will take action,” he said.’
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