The British government has announced that it will not give compensation to the veterans imprisoned by the Japanese military during World War II.
The news came as a great disappointment to the prisoners of war who launched a campaign last year to demand compensation from the British government.
They made the move after London refused to seek compensation from Japan under article 26 of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty, which formally ended that status of war with Japan.
The former servicemen claimed that the article allowed for signatory governments to make further claims against the Japanese government if Japan made subsequent compensation payments higher than those received by other signatory states.