Tony Blair prosecution over Iraq war blocked by judges
Tony Blair should not face prosecution for his role in the 2003 Iraq war, the high court has ruled.
The lord chief justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and another senior judge, Mr Justice Ouseley, said on Monday that there was no crime of aggression in English law under which the former prime minister could be charged.
The decision blocks an attempt by a former Iraqi general, Abdulwaheed al-Rabbat, to bring a private war crimes prosecution against the former Labour leader.
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