Thayne Forbes
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| Born | 28 June 1938 |
| Alma mater | Winchester College,Wolverton Grammar School,University College London |
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Sir John Thayne Forbes is a retired British judge and barrister.
He lead the Al-Sweady Inquiry which concluded that there was no truth behind allegations that UK soldiers had murdered, tortured and otherwise ill-treated detainees in Iraq in 2004.
Career
From 1963 to 1966, Forbes served as an Instructor Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.[1] On 2 December 1966, he was placed on the Emergency List for four years. This marked the end of military service and began the time period during which he was liable for call-up.[2]
As a High Court judge, he presided over the trial of Harold Shipman who was convicted of 15 murders in 2000 and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment.[3]