War criminals in UK – media response to government (in)action

A number of Freedom of Information and other reports based on official government statistics have been reported by the media. They show a consistent issue over many years with hundreds of suspected war criminals having settled in the UK, but authorities being unable or unwilling to take action to remove them or initiate legal proceedings against them. Little is known about those individuals placed under official investigation by Police or Home Office but against whom no action is ever known to be forthcoming.

Foreign Policy Journal/Aegis Trust: The war criminal next door 8 Sept 2010

The Guardian: Police lack resources to pursue war criminals 9 April 2010

The Daily Telegraph: 200 war criminals identified by Britain but only 3 deported 9 May 2012

Daily Mirror: 207 war crime suspects on our streets 7 June 2013

Aegis Trust: 99 suspects of war crimes in UK last year 30 July 2013

Daily Telegraph: 100 suspected war criminals living in Britain 30 July 2018