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UK military judge ruled Iraq War legal [this day at law]
March 22, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On March 22, 2006, British judge advocate John Bayliss ruled that Royal Air Force Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, who challenged the legality of the Iraq War, had to face a court martial on five charges of failing to comply with a lawful order. Kendall-Smith had served with the British forces in.... [more]
UK Iraq desertions said to exceed 1000 as military justice bill debate continues
May 28, 2006 by Bernard Hibbitts
Over 1000 UK service personnel have deserted since the beginning of the war in Iraq, the BBC reported Sunday. A total of 134 deserted in 2003, 229 in 2004, 377 in 2005, and 189 so far in 2006, up from 86 in 2001, and 118 in 2002. The UK Ministry of Defence disputes the figures, saying that levels.... [more]
Iraq war objector found guilty in UK court-martial
April 13, 2006 by Holly Manges Jones
A medical officer in the British Royal Air Force was found guilty Thursday of five charges laid against him for refusing to go to Iraq for a third tour of duty. Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith was dismissed from the military, sentenced to eight months in jail, and has to pay 20,000 in....... [more]
UK court-martial begins for Iraq war objector
April 11, 2006 by Holly Manges Jones
A medical officer in the UK's Royal Air Force has pleaded not guilty to charges that he failed to comply with a legal order for refusing to return to Iraq for a third tour of duty. Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, who has dual British and New Zealand citizenship, refused to go back to I....... [more]
UK military judge rules Iraq war legal, orders objector to face court-martial
March 22, 2006 by Stefanie Presley
British Judge Advocate John Bayliss ruled Wednesday that Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, the first British officer to face criminal charges after challenging the conflict's legality will face a court-martial on five charges of failing to comply with a lawful order. Kend....... [more]
UK officer tests Iraq war illegality defense in military hearing
March 15, 2006 by Stefanie Presley
A lawyer for Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, a medical officer in the UK's Royal Air Force, argued in a pre-trial military hearing Wednesday that his client was entitled to say in a court-martial defense against five charges of failing to comply with an order to serve in Iraq that the....... [more]
Trial next year for UK officer who opposed legality of Iraq war
December 8, 2005 by Jeannie Shawl
Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, an officer in Britain's Royal Air Force, will face a court-martial next year on five counts of disobeying a lawful command and could be jailed for refusing to serve in Iraq. Earlier this year, Kendall-Smith refused to attend preliminary training and bri....... [more]
UK officer faces court-martial for opposing Iraq war
October 16, 2005 by Jaime Jansen
A British Royal Air Force medical officer has become the first member of the UK military to face criminal charges for disobeying a lawful command because he refused to fight in Iraq, claiming the war there is illegal. Flight-Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, decorated from operations in.... [more]
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