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UK: Attorney General refuses to say whether UK has ‘blanket’ drone policy

18 September 2015

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"The British Attorney General has today refused to say whether the Government has a ‘blanket’ or ‘case-by-case’ policy on carrying out targeted killings in countries with whom the UK is not at war. Jeremy Wright was answering questions from MPs on the Justice Select Committee, who questioned him over the UK’s adoption of a US-style drone programme, as recently announced by the Prime Minister.

However, Mr Wright refused to give further details on the nature of the legal advice he had provided to his Government."

See the article: Attorney General refuses to say whether UK has ‘blanket’ drone policy (Reprieve, link)

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