Former INTERFET commander Sir Peter Cosgrove denies any senior New Zealand military officials raised concerns with him about the treatment of detainees by Australian soldiers in East Timor.
Former governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove says he is "dismayed" at the revelation Australia's closest ally, New Zealand, secretly investigated torture allegations against soldiers under his command in East Timor in 1999.Sir Peter Cosgrove says no New Zealand officials raised concerns with him about Australian soldiers' treatment of detainees
Four Corners has revealed the New Zealand military ordered its legal officer within the International Force for East Timor , Andrena Gill, to discreetly investigate claims that detainees were tortured in a secret Australian-run interrogation centre in Dili in 1999. "I am dismayed to see it alleged that a New Zealand legal officer was instructed to conduct a secret investigation into Australian actions in INTERFET," he said.
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