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Ex-UK lawyer pleads guilty to fraud relating to Iraq abuse claims

Ex-UK lawyer pleads guilty to fraud relating to Iraq abuse claims

  • Phil Shiner, 67, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud relating to applications made in 2007 for public funding for legal action
  • Following the legal challenge led by Shiner, Britain launched a public inquiry into allegations of atrocities by British troops in 2004
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