Military police investigator says senior officers blocked evidence in SAS murder probe
Deputy senior investigative officer Delme Williams testified that senior Royal Military Police officials prevented his team from pursuing key evidence in the SAS murder investigation.
During testimony to the Independent Inquiry into Afghanistan, deputy senior investigative officer Delme Williams said his team’s work on Operation Northmoor was repeatedly overruled by senior Royal Military Police officers. He recounted an episode where he wanted to show forensic experts photographs from a February 2011 raid in Nad Ali that displayed bullet holes low on the walls, challenging the SAS claim that the victims had fired first.
The Gold commander halted that line of inquiry, and Williams felt pressure from higher-up officials to close the case. Internal documents later confirmed that Operation Northmoor was slated for termination in September 2017 while evidence gathering was still underway. Williams maintains that the findings warranted criminal charges, but the investigation was curtailed without any prosecutions.
Why it matters
The testimony suggests possible interference in a major military murder investigation, raising concerns about accountability for special forces actions.
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