Something of a parallel here:
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An RAF doctor who refused to serve in Iraq has been sentenced to eight months in jail and dismissed from the service.
Flt Lt Malcolm Kendall-Smith, 37, was found guilty of five charges of disobeying orders after he refused to go to Basra last June.
He claimed his actions were justified as the UK involvement was illegal.
But a court martial panel agreed with prosecution lawyers that the doctor, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland, could not "pick and choose" orders he obeyed.
Dr Kendall-Smith will serve half of his sentence in a civilian prison and the remainder on licence.
He was also ordered to pay £20,000 in costs.
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BBC: Jail for Iraq refusal RAF doctor.
04-14-2010, 04:20 PM
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