SAS killings: British ex-major calls for formal inquiry
Former British army major Chris Green calls for a formal inquiry following a 蜜芽传媒 Panorama investigation.
A 蜜芽传媒 Panorama investigation alleges that SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances. Newly obtained military reports suggest that one unit may have unlawfully killed 54 people in one six-month tour and that officers at the highest levels failed to report suspicions to military police.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) said British troops "served with courage and professionalism in Afghanistan".
The MOD said it could not comment on specific allegations, but that declining to comment should not be taken as acceptance of the allegations' factual accuracy. It said the programme "jumps to unjustified conclusions from allegations that have already been fully investigated."
However, Chris Green, a former British army major tasked with dealing with the fallout from a fatal SAS night raid in 2012, told Newsday that there should be a formal inquiry: 鈥淭he troubling accusations鈥� on the balance of probabilities, on my own experience, I think they probably are true."
(Picture: Local villagers watch as British-owned chinook helicopters land in south east Afghanistan on May 30th 2002. Credit: Lee Madden/Royal Navy/Getty Images)
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