▁Coun sel ▁acting ▁for ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁conced ed ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁alleg ations ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁purs ued ▁in ▁closing ▁subm issions . ▁The ▁Al - S we ady ▁In qu iry ▁never theless ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁detailed ▁find ings ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁no ▁Ira q is ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed ▁by ▁British ▁troops ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁un law ful ▁kill ings ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁“ d eli ber ate ▁lies , ▁reck less ▁spec ulation ▁and ▁ing rained ▁host ility ” ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁pla int iffs . ▁The ▁d eta ine es ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁mist re ated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁respect s , ▁although ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁ab use ▁were ▁rejected . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁and ▁Public ▁Interest ▁Law y ers ▁( which ▁closed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Sol ic itors ▁Reg ul atory ▁Author ity ▁for ▁possible ▁discipl inary ▁action . ▁ ▁Ken y ans ▁Kil led ▁by ▁Une x pl oded ▁Mun itions ▁Prior ▁to ▁Ken yan ▁independence , ▁British ▁soldiers ▁had ▁been ▁carrying ▁out ▁military ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁eastern ▁Ken ya ▁ ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁past oral ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁British ▁do ▁the ▁exer cis es ▁claimed ▁that ▁their ▁people ▁are ▁being ▁ma im ed ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁un expl oded