Australia xulgará crimes de guerra dos seus soldados no Afganistán

Nos últimos anos xurdiu diversa documentación onde se dá conta de supostas execucións extra xudiciais de prisioneiros e de civís, polo que o Goberno designará un investigador especial para estes casos.

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Regimental Sergeant Major of the First Mentoring Task Force, Warrant Officer Class One, Stephan Colman on patrol in the Baluchi Valley.

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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Blain got a clearer understanding of community perspectives after meeting local representatives during the Community Development Council (CDC) meeting in Sajawul, north of Tarin Kowt.

The CDC meetings, locally known as a shuras, are opportunities for the people to discuss issues relevant to their community. They are also an opportunity for Australian and Afghan leadership to get a better understanding of community sentiment towards ISAF presence in the area.

Over 30 locals discussed security and development matters at the latest shura, which was held on-site at a school development project in the Baluchi Valley Region.

During the shura, LTCOL Blain announced that funding has now been made available to complete the school, which was very well received by community representatives.

A key outcome of the meeting was community desire for a safer community where children have a secure place to attend school and receive basic health care. Things we take for granted in Australia.

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Operation SLIPPER is Australia's military contribution to the international campaign against terrorism, piracy and improving maritime security. Under this operation our forces contribute to the efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. ISAF seeks to bring security, stability and prosperity to Afghanistan and aims to prevent Afghanistan again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists. Operation SLIPPER also supports the United States led International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT) in the broader Middle East. — Dous militares do Exército australiano despregados no Afganistán, nunha imaxe de 2010 (ISAF / CC)

Redacción

12/nov./20 - 20:50 Actualizado: 12/nov./20 - 20:49

Seguinte

O Goberno de Australia, que preside o primeiro ministro Scott Morrison, confirmou hoxe que se designará un investigador especial para procesar os supostos crimes de guerra que as forzas especiais do Exército australiano puidesen ter cometido no Afganistán, onde están presentes desde 2005.

Nos últimos anos xurdiu diversa documentación onde se dá conta de supostas execucións extra xudiciais de prisioneiros e de civís a mans de militares australianos.

A vindeira semana está previsto que vexa a luz un extenso informe, detallando a investigación militar levada a cabo no período dos últimos catro anos. Morrison advertiu xa que podería conter "duras e complicadas noticias para os australianos".

Debemos "absorber isto dunha maneira que nos permita defender a integridade do noso sistema de xustiza e defender a integridade das nosas forzas de defensa", explicou.

E manifestou que "hai un número considerábel de incidentes ou de asuntos que serán investigados máis profundamente e esa investigación será inherentemente complexa".

55 incidentes

A semana pasada revelouse que esta investigación militar analizou 55 incidentes entre 2005 e 2016 e recolleu a declaración de 336 testemuñas. Aínda que a maioría das posíbeis acusacións están por se coñecer, os medios australianos foron publicando detalles dalgúns destes casos.

O pasado mes de marzo, por exemplo, a Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, a compañía de radiotelevisión pública do país) emitiu unhas imaxes onde un soldado do Special Air Service (SAS, rexemento de elite australiano de forzas especiais) disparaba na cabeza a un home afgán desarmado.