SAS troops in war crimes probe accuse judge of acting 'unlawfully'

SAS soldiers have launched a legal fightback after a High Court judge banned them from attending hearings.

They have accused Lord Justice Haddon-Cave of acting 'unlawfully' and breaching 'open justice'.

The judge is heading an inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice into claims the SAS committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

The soldiers, through the Ministry of Defence's Witness Legal Team (MODWLT), have applied for a Judicial Review into Haddon-Cave's ruling.

The dramatic move comes as the Mail's Stop the SAS Betrayal has exposed mistreatment of veterans by courts.