A British High Court has imposed an injunction preventing a former British Special Forces officer from publishing a book on his involvement in neutralizing terrorists during the Kenya Dusit Attack in 2019, for which he was awarded the UK’s second-highest military medal.
The book entitled “One Man In The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Soldier Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya’ was supposed to be released by the end of 2023.
The British Court cited statutes restricting security officials from disclosing sensitive information that might jeopardize national security.
The officer, Christian Craighead, had stated his plan to record his version of what happened that day when five terrorists stormed the Dusit D2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi and how he helped save several lives.
“He has only been prevented from giving an account of an operation, the Dusit incident, in which he engaged as a member of UK special forces,” Justice Steyn said.
The judge explained that the court needed to consider the interests of several parties; including affected Kenyan communities and the United Kingdom Special Forces (SAS).
According to the Judge, “Those community interests entail the protection of lives, the protection of national security, the maintenance of the morale and efficiency of UKSF and protecting relations with defence partners.”
