Sunday, November 17, 2019

BBC & Sunday Times: UK Government And Military Covered Up War Crimes In Iraq And Afghanistan

The Sunday Times reported military investigators discovered allegations of falsified documents that were 'serious enough to merit prosecutions of senior officers' [File: Ben Stansall/Reuters]

BBC: UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up

The UK government and armed forces have been accused of covering up the killing of civilians by British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

An investigation by BBC Panorama and the Sunday Times has spoken to 11 British detectives who said they found credible evidence of war crimes.

Soldiers should have been prosecuted for the killings, say insiders.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it rejected the unsubstantiated allegation of a pattern of cover-ups.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC "all of the allegations, that had evidence, have been looked at".

He said "the right balance" had been struck over decisions whether or not to investigate alleged war crimes.

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WNU Editor: The government is denying these claims .... Ministers deny war crimes 'cover-up' as leaks detail SAS night raid probe (The Telegraph).

More News On Reports That The UK Government And Military Covered Up War Crimes In Iraq And Afghanistan

Revealed: the evidence of war crimes ministers tried to bury -- The Times
UK government and Army are accused of covering up war crimes amid claims British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq 'murdered children and tortured civilians' -- Daily Mail
British government and army accused of covering up war crimes -- The Guardian/Press Association
Child murder, torture and sexual abuse by British troops covered up by government, report alleges -- The Independent
Scots military battalion and SAS accused of ‘murdering children and torturing civilians’ in Iraq and Afghanistan -- The SUN
UK government and military covered up war crimes: Report -- Al Jazeera
UK Government, Armed Forces Accused of Covering Up War Crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan – Report -- Sputnik

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

pardon all criminal behavior by military!