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MoD reconsiders Afghan interpreter’s rejected injury compensation claim
The Ministry of Defence is urgently reviewing Afghan interpreter Rafi Hottak’s rejected compensation claim after ministers called for a more reasonable approach to applications. Hottak was injured while serving alongside British troops, and the case has drawn criticism from former military personnel, campaigners and MPs.
Hottak, 39, suffered life-changing injuries in a Taliban bombing in Helmand in November 2007 that killed a British officer; he needed 160 stitches. He came to the UK in 2011 and applied to the Ex-Gratia Medical Payments scheme, but officials rejected his application because he submitted a council tax bill rather than a utility bill as proof of address. Minister Luke Pollard is understood to be reviewing his case alongside others, while Hottak says he is ready to provide any further evidence.
In short
- The MoD is reviewing Rafi Hottak’s rejected compensation claim.
- His council tax bill was refused as proof of address.
- Hottak was badly injured serving alongside British troops in 2007.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Minister demands MOD reviews case of hero interpreter blown up by Taliban after his compensation claim was rejected in proof of address row”.