kong they richard drax mp.c and the daily mail readers, without whose generosity we would not be here. i'm sure i've missed someone in my excitement, for which i apologise. we would like to thank the wider media for keeping our story arrive and for your fair reporting. please can i ask that you now allow the two of us sometime together to readjust. we will fully recognise that you will want to speak to us and especially to al and we will arrange for that soon enough, but in the meantime may i ask that you give us some space, thank you very much. this has been a long legal process. alexander blackman was convicted in november of 2013 by a court marshal. it was sentenced to 10 years, reduced to eight years, there was an appeal which didn‘t succeed but the second appeal led to his murder conviction being quashed and substituted by one of man slaughterer. my colleague has the background to the story. as a marine sergeant, alexander blackman had ban decisive accomplished leader of troops, someone who‘d killed 30 tim

they also include the fabulous frederick forsyth and richard drax mp both of whom have fought tirelesslyted us through thisjourney. 0ur those who have supported us through thisjourney. our own those who have supported us through this journey. our own friends and family, the royal marines family, especially the royal marines mums, all serving and former servicemen and women, members of the public, and women, members of the public, and the daily mail readers. without whose generosity we would not be here. i'm sure i've missed someone in my excitement for which i apologise. we would like to thank the wider media for keeping al's story alive and for your fair reporting. please can i ask you that you now allow the two of us sometime together to readjust? we fully recognise that you will want to speak to us and especially to al and we will arrange for that soon enough. but in the meantime may i ask that you give us some space? thank you very much.