英国退伍军人事务大臣约翰尼·默瑟避免入狱，并承诺不透露战争罪消息来源的身份。 UK Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer avoids jail, pledges not to reveal war crime sources' identities.

英国前退伍军人事务大臣约翰尼·默瑟避免了牢狱之灾，但他承诺不会透露向他举报英国特种部队在阿富汗犯下战争罪行的军官的身份。 Former UK Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer avoided jail but pledged not to reveal the identities of officers who told him about alleged war crimes by British Special Forces in Afghanistan. 在因不透露消息来源而受到监禁威胁后，默瑟向阿富汗调查委员会提供了“更多信息”，但他表示，透露未经同意向他吐露心声之人的姓名仍然不合适。 Mercer provided "further information" to the Afghanistan Inquiry after being threatened with jail for not naming his sources, but stated it remains inappropriate to name those who confided in him without their consent. 调查主席决定暂时不对 Mercer 采取行动。 The inquiry's chairman decided not to take action against Mercer for the time being.