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On October 8, 2024, three retired SAS veterans — Aldwin Wight, George Simm, and Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton — published a letter in The Times calling for an end to vexatious litigation of veterans under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Thus site is a continuation of that call to support for veterans.
The letter was published as follows:
Defending the SAS
Sir, Thirty years after being the command team of 22 SAS, we are setting aside reservations about discussing our service because the individuals we led then are gravely threatened today.
Since the introduction of the Human Rights Act into British law in 1998, and the incremental supremacy of the European Convention on Human Rights over our laws, there has existed no fair legal framework for British counter-terrorist operations. This is a dangerous failure of democracy and a repudiation of the military covenant between the British people, their government and the armed forces.
The result has been successive governments funding predominantly vexatious compensation cases against British soldiers who did their duty to the best of their abilities and are now being hounded for it. Those units of the armed forces charged with the final sanction of protecting British people from terrorists may soon lack volunteers of the right calibre, making the government’s first duty — protecting its citizens — unattainable.
We ask the new government to activate Article 15 of the ECHR, offered to signatories as a means, “in times of war and other public emergencies”, of derogating Article 2, now being retrospectively applied to pursue those who put themselves in harm’s way for us. The public deserves to know about this betrayal of their SAS veterans, who need their support, not least so that others like them will step forward in the future.
Aldwin Wight, Commanding Officer, 22 SAS, 1992-94; George Simm, Regimental Sergeant Major, 22 SAS, 1992-94; Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Squadron Commander, 22 SAS, 1991-94
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At Justice for Veterans UK, our editorial policy reflects our commitment to collective responsibility and impartiality. In most cases, articles and content on our website will be published without individual by-lines. This approach aligns with our mission to prioritise the voice and cause of justice for veterans, rather than the individual authors.
We believe that by focusing on the collective nature of our work, we can ensure that the issues and perspectives related to veterans' rights and well-being remain at the forefront, unclouded by individual identities.
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