Rights group brings legal action against UK government

Written by Linda Digby 10 Sep 2015
Rights group brings legal action against UK government

After two British citizens who fought for IS were deliberately killed in an RAF targeted drone strike in Syria a human rights group, Rights Watch (UK), said it will issue judicial review proceedings in the High Court unless the government publishes the legal advice it received from the Attorney General to justify the drone strikes. They believe there is insufficient information to know whether the drone strikes were done lawfully and said, ‘These strikes set a dangerous precedent for UK government activity. The UK government can now kill at will with no oversight.’ Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the government would take similar action again against other terrorists involved in other plots. Some are saying Cameron's drone strike in Syria means that the death penalty has returned to Britain, while Mr Cameron says it was an act of self-defence as the terrorists were known to be planning attacks in the UK.

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