Thursday, August 9, 2012

Britain's MoD Apologizes For Keeping Body Parts Of Fallen Soldiers Secret



Families' Grief As MoD Admits Secretly Stashing Fallen Troops' Body Parts For Forensic Tests -- Daily Mail

* The number of families and soldiers affected is smaller than 60 since multiple samples of human tissue have been retained in each case
* Military whistleblower: 'These have been retained illegally for no good purpose'
* The MoD would not say whether any disciplinary action has been taken

Body parts of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been secretly retained by the Army, the Mail can reveal.

At least 60 items of human tissue, which should have been given to families for burial, were stashed away by the Royal Military Police.

The Ministry of Defence last night admitted that material was retained without families being informed, and that officials are now seeking to contact those affected.

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More News On The Body Parts Scandal In Britain's MoD

Soldiers' body parts 'kept by Army' -- The Telegraph
Ministry of Defence sorry over body parts error -- BBC
MoD working to identify soldiers' body parts -- The Guardian
Body parts of British soldiers retained -- Irish Times
UK defense ministry says some soldiers’ body parts kept without notifying families -- Washington Post/AP

My Comment: What were they thinking?

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