A public inquiry in the UK has found a lot of evidence that two former heads of the British Special Forces kept evidence of war crimes that SAS men are thought to have committed from the public.During private witness sessions, a former high-ranking military officer talked for a long time about how the military tried to keep important information from getting out.
The testimony says that high-ranking members of the UK Special Forces may have made it harder for the investigation and reporting to happen.This kept important evidence from getting to the committees that look into things.The investigation is looking into a number of cases where SAS members are thought to have killed people while they were working in Afghanistan.
The officer's findings show that the hiding wasn't just for business reasons.It could have meant not giving out information that needed to be looked into in the right way.This makes me very worried because it means that the military part of the system isn't to blame.
The investigation is now looking into whether this alleged lack of knowledge changed the Ministry of Defense's earlier opinions on SAS actions.Officials are also trying to find out if the earlier results were changed or wrong because they didn't have all the information they needed.
The UK military has a harder time keeping an eye on things
Now that these new facts have come to light, the UK may handle accusations of wrongdoing in its most secret military divisions in a different way.Activists for human rights say that the new evidence shows how important it is to have outside control over Special Forces operations to stop abuse of power and make sure everything is clear.
The investigation is still going on
People who are or were in the military are still talking to the public about the investigation and giving evidence.The last review will definitely look into whether there were systematic cover-ups and suggest ways to make the UK Special Forces more accountable.
