Day Nine 5 December 2023 Open Hearing

The Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan held a week of OPEN hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Chair of the Inquiry, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave heard evidence from N5858 – Manager of N5857, an infrastructure engineer contractor, Jim Priddin – A retired Warrant Officer Class Two from the Royal Military Police and N1805 – An officer within the British Army. The statement is read by Rosheen Iyer.

In 2015, Operation Northmoor officers – the Royal Military Police’s investigation into allegations of unlawful killing by Special Forces in Afghanistan – decided it was necessary to forensically recover an IT System from the Higher Headquarters of Special Forces. For the purpose of proceedings, the server is referred to as ‘ITS1’ (IT Server 1).  

The timetable for proceedings can be found here: 04 – 06 December Timetable.

5 December 2023 Witness Statements

5 December 2023 Morning Broadcast Session
5 December 2023 Afternoon Broadcast Session

Restriction Order

ITS1 December 2023 Restriction Order
Amended Restriction Order – 5 December 2023

Transcript

Tuesday 05 December 2023 Transcript

Exhibits

Witness Statement of N5858
Exhibit N5858-3

Witness Statement of N1805
MOD-198-0004150

Witness Statement from James Priddin
MOD-198-0002441-A
MOD-198-0002440-A
MOD-198-0002434-A
MOD -198-0001858-A
RMP-221-0001153-A
RMP-221-0000045-A
RMP-221-0000021-A
MOD-198-0002383-A

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