SAS didn’t refer Afghanistan atrocity allegations to police in case it upset soldiers

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Commanders of the UK military’s most elite special forces didn’t refer war crimes allegations to police, an inquiry has heard. The reasons they decided not to may astound our readers: an anonymous senior officer said that there were fears doing so might upset SAS troops. The inquiry has been going on for several years. Current and former Special Air Service (SAS) personnel have been granted anonymity to give evidence. The inquiry concerns allegations that innocent Afghan civilians were murdered in 2011. Some allegations suggest detainees were handcuffed before being executed. And that weapons seized elsewhere were placed on their bodies to…

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