
Hero Para Faces Court Martial For Punching Taliban PoW As He Fled -- Daily Mail
* Legal experts believe there is no chance of conviction
* Friends of unidentified soldier slam case as 'absurd'
* 'Waste of time' says Tory MP Patrick Mercer
A paratrooper with an unblemished service record is being hauled through the military courts for punching a Taliban member who was trying to escape.
Astonishingly, the case is going ahead even though the Afghan captive has refused to make a formal complaint, and there are no other witnesses to the incident.
The case is estimated to have cost the taxpayer £250,000 already and threatens to plunge the Forces into a new row over political correctness.
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My Comment: And the Ministry of Defense/politicians/media/the public .... everyone is wondering why morale is a problem in the British military.