UK MoD Paid $250,000 to 'Dishonest' Iraq War Lawyer Under Investigation

In the first half of 2016 the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid over $250,000 (£200,000) to a now-defunct law firm – for work on alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq. The payments by MoD were made during a period in which the firm’s chief was under investigation by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority, Sputnik has learned.