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(FILES) Britain's Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer leaves after a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London on March 6, 2024 before the government presents its annual budget to parliament. Johnny Mercer, Britain's minister for veterans is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of allegations that British special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. He has refused to divulge their identities to a public inquiry examining whether a unit executed males of "fighting age" who posed no threat in the war-torn country between 2010 and 2013. The Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan published a statement on Tuesday saying it had ordered Mercer, 42, to hand over the names next week or face a potential prison sentence. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/DANIEL LEAL)