Members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) are being investigated over a British particular forces operation in Libya two years in the past, the BBC has been instructed.
The Daily Mail, who first reported the investigationSaid that as much as 5 members of the SBS have been being investigated in reference to a automobile chase incident by which photographs have been fired.
Details of what precisely occurred and what number of SBS members are being investigated haven’t been confirmed.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) doesn’t touch upon particular forces operations. There has been no public remark about British army personnel conducting operations in Libya in recent times.
The BBC understands the investigation has been ongoing for a number of months. So far, nothing has been handed over to the Service Prosecution Authority (SPA), the army equal of the Crown Prosecution Service, and no costs have been laid.
The SBS is among the two most important particular forces common models together with the SAS. The SBS recruits primarily from the Royal Marines, whereas the SAS seems in direction of the army.
An MoD spokesperson mentioned: “Our UK personnel are respected around the world for the highest standards and appropriate action will be taken against anyone who fails to meet these standards, including dismissal from service if appropriate.” Is included.”
It is believed that members of Britain's special forces were on the ground in Libya when NATO launched its air campaign targeting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces in 2011. It is now clear that they have been on land recently.
These nine emerged last week Members of Britain's special forces could be prosecuted Over alleged war crimes related to at least two separate incidents in Syria.
MoD information seen by the BBC, initially obtained by means of a Freedom of Information request The Times newspaperShows that two circumstances are underneath overview by the SPA.
One case involves one person, while the other case involves eight persons.
The Defense Ministry didn’t disclose particulars of the circumstances, or whether or not they concerned a single or a number of incidents.
With inputs from BBC
