judicial review of government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into Snatch Land Rovers
Posted by michael on July 10, 2009
So far the government has refused to hold a public inquiry into the use of snatch Land Rovers in Iraq and Afghanistan. In my view there are no good reasons for refusing an inquiry other than they are concerned about the outcome!
These lightly armoured vehicles have been used despite that fact that they offer little protection to bomb blasts, even though these roadside bombs are the enemies main weapon.
The High Court heard that 37 soldiers had died in Iraq and Afghanistan while using the vehicles since 2005 and have ordered a judicial review into why the government have refused to hold a public enquiry into the issue.
Hopefully these are the first steps in banning the use of these vehicles in this type of warfare.
