SAS didn’t refer Afghanistan atrocity allegations to police in case it upset soldiers

SAS didn’t refer Afghanistan atrocity allegations to police in case it upset soldiers

Commanders of the UK military’s most elite special forces didn’t refer war crimes allegations to police, an inquiry has heard. The reasons they decided not to may astound our readers: an anonymous senior officer said that there were fears doing so might upset SAS troops. The inquiry has been going on for several years. Current and former Special Air Service (SAS) personnel have been granted anonymity to give evidence. The inquiry concerns allega…

UK Special Forces War Crime Allegations in Afghanistan Were Not Referred Over Morale Concerns – KabulNow

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - The former head of Britain’s Special Forces says allegations of war crimes involving the Special Air Service (SAS) in Afghanistan were not referred to military police in order to avoid damaging troop morale. BBC reported on Friday (May 29) that the former security official made these remarks during testimony to the “Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan.” The post UK Special Forces War Crime Allegations in Afghanistan …

Afghanistan war crimes claims review dismissed, UK inquiry hears

A judge-led inquiry into alleged war crimes committed by British special forces in Afghanistan has heard that an initial internal review of the allegations was dismissed within a single day, according to newly declassified documents. The documents, released on Friday as part of the ongoing public inquiry, suggest senior British special forces officers failed to properly investigate repeated reports that members of the Special Air Service (SAS) h…