GETTY While Blair will not face any charges, soldiers who served on the frontline might be under scrutiny

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The former Prime Minister has faced criticism for convincing the nation to go to war on the premise Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which were not later found. But while Blair will not face any charges, soldiers who served on the frontline might be under scrutiny of the law in light of the report. Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court will pour over the 2.3 million word report for evidence of war crimes committed by British troops – but potential war crimes of the former labour leader are outside of their remit. The ICC has already begun a “preliminary examination” into alleged torture and abuse by British soldiers after being approached by human rights lawyers working on behalf of alleged Iraqi victims.

GETTY The ICC will pour over the report for evidence of war crimes by British troops

A statement from the court said: “We will take note of the Chilcot report when released in the context of its ongoing preliminary examination work concerning Iraq/UK. “A preliminary examination is not an investigation but a process aimed at determining whether reasonable basis exist to open an investigation. “As already indicated by the Office in 2006, the 'decision by the UK to go to war in Iraq falls outside the Court’s jurisdiction’.”

GETTY Blair's decision for taking the country to war will be under scrutiny in the report

Roger Bacon, whose son Matt was killed by a roadside bomb in 2005, said: “It is outrageous. It is double standards. “These soldiers have gone out to do their best for us and here they are being hounded and yet the guy who took them there is not being looked at. “That is completely wrong and disgusting.”

GETTY 179 British soldiers died in the conflict