Well, he should be. Only a solicitor would argue the toss between a barrister and a solicitor; for us mere soldiers, they are learned gentlemen or women in this context. I am afraid that he is absolutely wrong in his assertion. Nowhere in the Bill prevents a prosecution for torture either under five years or over five years. If he can show me where in the Bill there is a decriminalisation or tolerance of torture, I would be delighted to hear which clause or subsection decriminalises torture. Will he show me the statute?
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ben Wallace
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 23 September 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Bill.
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