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Originally published by Capital Newstop
December 1, 2025
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SAS war crime evidence suppressed, inquiry hears
The officer, who was among the most senior in special forces, said he had passed what he called "explosive" evidence suggesting "criminal behaviour" to the then-director special forces in 2011. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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A former high-ranking Special Forces officer has accused two former heads of UK Special Forces of suppressing evidence of potential SAS war crimes in Afghanistan. He told a public inquiry that he provided "explosive" evidence of "criminal behaviour" to his superiors, but they failed to report it to the Royal Military Police (RMP).
- The officer, known as N1466, submitted "explosive" evidence of alleged war crimes to the then-director special forces in 2011.
- The accused heads of special forces are Lt Gen Jonathan Page (director special forces in 2011) and General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith (director special forces in 2012), as identified in earlier inquiry proceedings.
- BBC Panorama previously reported in 2022 that 54 detainees and unarmed men were allegedly killed by the SAS in suspicious circumstances during a single six-month tour.
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