Showing posts with label probe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label probe. Show all posts

Saturday, 10 May 2014

RAF probe over 'Dead Taliban' pictures

10 may 2014 last changed to 07:58 A photograph showing a man in uniform giving a thumbs-up it is not clear whether the same soldier in both images is photos that appear to show, at least a UK soldier posing with a dead Taliban fighters be treated "very seriously", says the RAF.

The images were taken over 2012 bastion, UK forces main base in Afghanistan after an attack on the camp. She first appeared on the website live leak.

Two members of the RAF Regiment were withdrawn from front line duties.

The revenue from so-called trophy photos is strictly prohibited and military police are investigating.

The pictures show some damage in the attack, but the two seem at least a member of the RAF Regiment type to show a thumbs up sign while kneeling next to the bloody bodies of dead insurgents.

It is not clear whether the same soldier in both pictures.

The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force.

It is believed that the soldier or soldiers - from 51 Squadron are. The Squadron, based in Moray, was involved in the camp to defend bastion during the attack.

The RAF had a "zero-tolerance policy on abuse of deceased enemy personnel", said a spokesman, adding that the case was treated "very seriously" and the focus of investigations RAF police.

BBC World Affairs correspondent Paul Adams said much will depend on what the investigators of the pictures make. There is no suggestion the fighter has been shot in cold blood or abused then, but the incident could constitute a violation of the Geneva Conventions, our correspondent said.

A photograph showing a man in uniform giving a thumbs-up over what appears to be the dead body of another manThe RAF said it had a "zero tolerance policy" on abuse of dead enemies  A photograph showing a man in uniform giving a thumbs-up over what appears to be the dead body of another man was a military investigation into the incident

Joanne Mariner, Director of law and policy at Amnesty International, said that article 3 of the Geneva conventions prohibited the "disrespectful and degrading treatment of the organs of the dead combatants".

"There must be a thorough and impartial investigation of this incident. It is encouraging to learn that the UK military has instigated a, "she said.

A Harrier aircraft which has been severely damagedSix Harrier aircraft in the US were 2012 attack on Camp Bastion destroyed.

The staff, which now exposed served last month on live back in Afghanistan, was the photos of the light leak, a Web site, by soldiers from various countries to the photographs of incidents during their deployments to send.

Colonel Richard Kemp, former Commander of British forces in Afghanistan, so it seemed a "clear violation" of the policy have been.

He told BBC Radio 4 today programme: "the armed forces allow no soldiers to show lack of respect for the dead by their enemy and they allow not the close-up photos of dead enemy fighters."

"And in fact, as I understand it, the policy was at the time in Camp Bastion, that soldiers were not allowed, cameras or cell phones to have."

Col Kemp he said the pictures to see more outrage in Britain when winning in Afghanistan expected added that "much worse" happens in Afghanistan.

However, he warned that the Taliban was likely to take advantage of the situation for propaganda.

Two U.S. Marines were killed, and a number of British soldiers have been injured and six U.S. Harrier jets destroyed in the September 2012-attack on Camp Bastion, in Helmand province were.

Col Kemp said that he did not condone the photographs in any way added: "here in the UK two years later it seems disturbing us, but if you remember, these soldiers were under threat of her life... I guess, what we see here is they are still alive, at the end of it a sense of elation. "

Peter Felstead, editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, said he was not convinced that apparently show the photographs, fraud, a violation of the Geneva Convention.

He told BBC Radio 5 live breakfast: "I don't think it does, and we run the risk of placing code of conduct, you would be in a civilian environment on the battlefield - right or wrong and you'll get, if you try this, in complicated area."

A report by MPs published last month said British commanders "a degree of responsibility for the failure that must take RAID to prevent". Prince Harry served in the camp as a member of the Army Air Corps at the time.


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Friday, 25 April 2014

Hillsborough Web probe 'difficult' must visit

Hillsborough memorial ninety - six Liverpool Football fans who died after a crush at Hillsborough Stadium identify in 1989, a Wikipedia page about the Hillsborough disaster changed offensive "To be the challenge," said Minister.


The Government said that a full investigation headed by Cabinet Office Secretary Richard Heaton was underway.


This was followed by the Liverpool Echo said Whitehall Government secure computers in a network use;


The Cabinet Office "want to puke" said changes "in complete contradiction with the civil service code".

"All relevant material"

A Cabinet Office statement said party parliamentary group updated "key stakeholders" including the Hillsborough family support group, the Hillsborough justice campaign and the all developments on the Hillsborough disaster, would.

Read the main story Liverpool Echo front page Wikipedia, any Web user can their pages changes, this leaves a trail through the user Internet Protocol (IP) AddressChanges be monitored by Wikipedia, but for Internet trolls are known, offensive material to post that usually is quick awayLiverpool Echo reporter Oliver Duggan discovered that insults was posted on the website of the Hillsborough disaster to computers within the Government internal IntranetHe confirmed this by referring to a list of 34 IP addresses used, published by the former Minister Angela Eagle in 2008A-Sprecher said Andy Burnham by the Government, MP, who "has earned status as an expert for the disaster", would be given the opportunity to "show all relevant materials from the outset, so that he make sure that all arrangements have been met, can".


The statement said: "Wikipedia changes are sickening. The behavior is at complete odds with the civil service code. It is totally unacceptable.


"At the moment we have no reason to suspect that the Hillsborough edits include specific Department, more than one or two people in 2009 and 2012.


"As the first incident, hundreds of thousands of people in the Government network is, can be difficult to identify who was involved to prove, but we all possibilities are exhausted took place five years ago, and it."


Mr Burnham said it was "disgusting and appalling, if you think that the people in the Government are this kind of abuse in the Liverpool supporters - with the aim above all victims and survivors of the tragedy".


He said that "a full and proper inquiry [to] the name of the person or persons found responsible" happen, added that they must be "accountable pulled are otherwise doing nothing".


Mr Burnham, was during his time as a culture, media and sport Secretary, published a campaign, documents about the disaster, Hillsborough have classified to the formation of the independent Panel.

Liverpool anthem

Oliver Duggan, who Liverpool Echo reporter who broke the story said that the paper uses a list of 34 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for Whitehall computer.


These were in 2008 by Angela Eagle MP a parliamentary inquiry after "the addresses that edit the Wikipedia page about the disaster agree" published.


The newspaper said that the changes to the page containing the Liverpool anthem of you'll never walk alone is changed, will never again go to you and the phrase 'Blame Liverpool fans' is added to a paragraph.

line break Wikipedia edit for Hillsborough disaster page on 15 April 2009A Wikipedia edit the words 'Blame the Liverpool fans' added on the 20th anniversary of the disasterline break

Steve Rotheram, MP for Liverpool Walton, reflected Mr Burnham remarks and said, he and a group of Merseyside m/s to the Government to urge, would any request be in writing "swift".


Sheila Coleman, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough justice campaign, said that group would speak to their legal team of "How".


MS Eagle, the MP said for Wallasey, the allegations were "pretty shocking" and "Another problem for [families] had to deal with the grief".


Entries on Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet.


Jon Davies, Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK, said it was "appalled" by such vandalism.


96 Liverpool Football fans after a crush on her in an FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield bottom died April 15, 1989.


New investigations, which are ongoing, have been ordered, after new evidence revealed independent panel decisions resulted in the Hillsborough the original investigation will be lifted.


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Wednesday, 16 April 2014

VIDEO: Ex-terror chief heads 'Trojan horse' probe must visit

An inquiry into allegations of a hard-line Islamist plot to take over 25 Birmingham schools is to be led by the Met's former national head of counter terrorism, it has been announced.


But the appointment of Peter Clarke, an ex-deputy assistant commissioner, has been criticised as "desperately unfortunate" by the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Chris Sims.


The allegations of the plot came to light in March in a letter, apparently proposing a co-ordinated effort to replace staff - including heads teachers - who were unsympathetic to Muslim doctrines.


Reeta Chakrabarti reports.


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