Overview

• The Chinook Justice Campaign has initiated a judicial review against the MoD for its refusal to commission a public inquiry into the 1994 Mull of Kintyre crash.
• Relatives served a letter before action to Defence Secretary John Healey offering a 14-day window to call a judge-led inquiry under Article 2 of the Human Rights Act.
• They are demanding the early release of files sealed for 100 years that they believe will reveal safety failings and MoD negligence.
• Investigations noted that Chinook ZD576 had been declared unairworthy by Boscombe Down before the foggy fatal flight that killed 29 people, including 25 intelligence officers.
• The MoD has so far resisted the call, citing data protection law to justify withholding personal records from public scrutiny.