PTSD
Saw this in my local newspaper. Now you don't even have to be in a conflict zone or in the armed forces, is this a claim too far?
A CIVIL servant believes Government officials are trying to prevent him voicing controversial claims about soldiers’ safety in Iraq at an employment tribunal, until after the General Election.
John Salisbury-Baker, 63, a York-based Ministry Of Defence press officer, intends telling the hearing that peddling “Government lies” about squaddies’ safety caused him post-traumatic stress disorder.
But he said today that the Ministry appeared to be deliberately stalling his claim for disability discrimination.
He said he had lodged the claim in December last year and had fully expected it to have gone to a hearing by now.
But instead it had not even been to a preliminary hearing because of delays caused by the Ministry.
He said he was now intending to lodge an official complaint.
“I cannot think of any other reason for such delays, other than that they would prefer the tribunal not to take place until after the election next year, because the claims might embarrass the Government,” said Mr Salisbury-Baker.
He has been on half sick pay for the last six months.