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Salo has generated a report that has come to light on the war crimes committed by Australia in Afghanistan.
According to your information BBC, there is “credible evidence” that Australian soldiers illegally killed 39 people during the war in Afghanistan.
The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has released the results of a four-year investigation into the misconduct of its forces.
He said police should investigate 19 current or former military personnel for killing “prisoners, farmers or civilians” in 2009-13.
The ADF said the crimes were due to a lack of control over the “warrior culture” that exists among some soldiers.
The investigation, conducted by Senior Judge Paul Bretton, who interviewed more than 400 witnesses, also showed evidence that:
– Young soldiers called to commit their first murder by shooting prisoners, in a practice known as “bloodshed”
– Weapons and other items “planted” near Afghan corpses to cover up crimes.
– Two additional incidents could be a war crime related to “cruel treatment”
Afghanistan has said Australia is committed to “ensuring justice”.
Samantha Krobvoets, an academic who carried out the initial investigation into the incidents, told the BBC that they were “deliberate, repeated and targeted war crimes” and said she felt justified by the report.
Australia has been deploying forces in Afghanistan since 2002, following the overthrow of the Taliban, as part of a US-led coalition.
Initially, the role of international forces was to train Afghan troops, but they became increasingly involved in the war against insurgents.
What does the report reveal?
According to the report, 25 special forces soldiers had participated in unlawful killings directly or as “participants” in 23 separate incidents.
Therefore, the federal police were recommended to investigate a total of 36 cases.
ADF chief General Angus Campbell said none of the incidents could be described as an act that took place during the battle.
“No one allegedly committed the crime because the intent of the perpetrator was unclear, due to confusion or error,” he told reporters Thursday.
General Campbell said there were worrying signs that some Special Air Force (SAS) soldiers had “taken the law into their own hands.”
The report said it would be a “serious distortion” of reality to accuse the ADF’s senior commander, saying the crimes “were covered up during the patrol.”
Krobvoets said the incidents “involved, in some cases, officers.”
The investigation was conducted behind closed doors, which means that few details have been reported so far.
Source: BBC
