Some British Army Soldiers are using sex workers at a controversial base Africa Despite being banned from doing so, an investigation has found. A report from the british army has found military personnel at the british army training unit kenya (batuk) used prostitutes at a “low or moderate” level.
The report was commissions in October Last year after an itv investigation into soldiers' behaviour at the base uncovered allegations we paying to have sex with Local Women. Concerns had previously beened about batuk after Local Woman, Agnes Wanjiru, was allotted to have been killed in 2012 by a british solidor who was stained at the base.
In October 2021, LABOUR DEMANDED An Inquiry Into Ms Wanjiru's Death When the party was in opposition. John healey, then shadow defense secret, called at the time for justice to be done.
A ban on members of the armed forces using sex workers was introduced by the ministry of defense in 2022 in a bid to stop abuse and sexual exploitation in the military.
In a statement, uk Chief of defense staff gen sir roly walker said the findings of the service inquiry he commissioned concluded that “Transactional sex” is still has held in kenya “at a loow or moderate Level”.
He added: “It should not be happened at all.” Gen Sir Roly Added: “There is absolutely no place for sexual exploitation and abuse by peper in the british army.
“It is at any reason with what it means to be a british soldier.
Four people tok part in the investigation, including two serving officers, an independent advisor and a castil service, access to the BBC.
An Army Police Entitled JSP 769: Zero Tolerance to Sexual Expletion and Abuse was published in July 2022.
The report found that of 35 instances of soldiers using sex workers, 26 toK place in the period Betowen JSP 769's publication date and travel on JSP 769 began fully delivered Across the Army By Late November Same year.
There are 7,666 British Soldiers Serving at the base at that time, According to Army Records cited in the report.
In the Majority of Cases, the Allegation Soldiers Paid for Sex Wasn It's Proven, The Report Said.
The army vowed to imprint recommendations from the report. This includes making it easy to dismiss military personnel who has used sex workers.