LONDON — A member of Britain’s armed forces has been arrested in Kenya and U.Ok. army police are investigating, the Ministry of Protection stated Sunday.
The BBC and different British media reported {that a} British Military soldier was accused of rape.
“We will verify the arrest of a Service particular person in Kenya,” the protection ministry stated in an announcement. “Because the matter is the topic of an ongoing investigation by the Defence Severe Crime Command, we is not going to remark additional.”
A U.Ok.-Kenya protection cooperation settlement permits 1000’s of British troopers to coach within the East African nation every year. About 200 U.Ok. troops are based mostly there completely to coach Kenyan troopers.
Some Kenyans have lengthy complained about the soldiers’ behavior and the ambiance round their coaching camp close to the city of Nanyuki. There was an outcry over the 2012 loss of life of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru, who was final seen alive leaving a bar with British troops close to their coaching camp. Her physique was later present in a septic tank.
Wanjiru’s household has campaigned for years for the suspected perpetrator, a serving British soldier on the time, to be charged. In April, U.Ok Protection Secretary John Healey met with Wanjiru’s relatives in Kenya and vowed to “assist the household safe the justice they deserve.”
The British Military has launched an inquiry into allegations of unacceptable habits by U.Ok. personnel in Kenya.
The Ministry of Protection stated in an announcement that each one British personnel within the nation “have clear route about learn how to behave, on and off responsibility, should full obligatory coaching and attend obligatory briefings on conduct. We can have zero tolerance for unacceptable habits.”