LONDON: Relatives of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 lost their High Court battle for a full inquiry by the British government.
Britain said last November it would not hold a formal probe into the Batang Kali killings in British-controlled Malaya, but the families’ lawyers claim there is enough evidence to justify an independent inquiry.
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