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This is clearly going to fuel the Islamic leadership in Coast to play victim.. 'Britain accused of complicity in Kenyan death squad terrorism suspect killings'"Britain is facing fresh allegations of complicity in the executions of terrorism suspects carried out by Kenyan death squads.
The claims come from members of Kenyan intelligence and special police units who say they carry out extrajudicial killings. They also say they have received training and intelligence from Britain’s military and other officials as part of their fight against terrorists.
The members of the so-called death squads are speaking out not as whistleblowers because they believe the killings are wrong, but because they believe Kenya faces little choice as it faces a vicious Islamist insurgency.
The claims come in an al-Jazeera investigation programme to be broadcast on Monday.
One of those interviewed claimed Britain knew of the killings the Kenyan death squads carried out: “Once they give us the information, they know what they have told us it is ABCD: ‘Mr. Jack’ is involved in ‘such and such’ a kind of activity.
“Tomorrow he’s no longer there. We have worked. Definitely The report that you gave us has been ‘worked on’.”
A Kenyan intelligence officer claimed Britain knows of the elimination programme: “Yes. When these people come for their training, I believe that all this information is being passed to them.”
The claims pile added pressure on Britain, which has faced previous allegations that its counter-terrorism efforts have led to complicity in human rights abuses overseas.
Last week’s parliamentary report into Fusilier Lee Rigby’s death found Britain had a close relationship with Kenya’s anti-terrorism efforts, spearheaded by the Anti Terrorist Police Unit, ATPU.
The report found the UK government and MI6 when pressing Kenyan about its human rights record as it fights terrorism, accepting Kenyan assurances at face value.
The Intelligence and Security Committee report also said the ATPU “has a close working relationship with HM Government (HMG).”
For many years Kenya has faced a sustained Islamist terrorist threat and is currently battling al-Shabaab extremists who are based in neighbouring Somalia. Last year a Nairobi shopping centre, the Westgate, was taken over by terrorist gunmen who went on a killing spree leaving 67 people dead before Kenyan force ended their rampage."Link - http://www.theguardian.c...rrorism-suspect-killings
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