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MOD Spying On Injured Soliders

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: MOD Spying On Injured Soliders Reply with quote

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The Ministry of Defence has defended the practice of effectively spying on servicemen suspected of lodging false claims for damages for injuries.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8157275.stm

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I think it's absolutely disgraceful practice. They must know who is unfit to be able to work again.
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SantaFefan



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

" But an MoD spokesman said that in the vast majority of cases where surveillance was undertaken, the claims were found to be exaggerated, resulting in them either being repudiated or settled at a greatly reduced level of damages. "

seems fair enough to me Mark.. there are bent soldiers so why treat them any different to any other fraudster?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:56 pm    Post subject: Re: MOD Spying On Injured Soliders Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
I think it's absolutely disgraceful practice. They must know who is unfit to be able to work again.


How, exactly?
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