Breaking: The execution and brutalisation of multiple civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces in Afghanistan are being investigated by the military watchdog
The unlawful killing of multiple civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces in Afghanistan are being investigated by the military watchdog, according to an explosive report tabled in Federal Parliament.
"At the end of the reporting period there were 55 separate incidents or issues under inquiry covering a range of alleged breaches of the Law of Armed Conflict, predominantly unlawful killings of persons who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants, but also 'cruel treatment' of such persons," the report notes.
Members of both of Australia's special forces regiments - the Commandos and the Special Air Service Regiment - have given evidence to the war crimes inquiry led by senior judge Paul Brereton about the summary execution of multiple prisoners in breach of the Geneva conventions.
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