LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- British prosecutors are considering whether a U.K. soldier should face criminal charges in the alleged slaying of an Iraqi civilian, the BBC said Saturday.
The soldier in question had served in Iraq, but no further details about him or his alleged crime were given by either the attorney general's office or the Ministry of Defence.
A statement from the Crown Prosecution Service said the case involving the death of an Iraqi during an arrest has been investigated by the Royal Military Police.
"The case currently under consideration by the CPS was referred to the attorney general after charges were dismissed by the soldier's commanding officer," the statement said. "In these circumstances, the case cannot be tried by court martial."
It is one of two cases in which a decision on prosecution is pending, the attorney general's office said.
