South Africa’s so called peacekeeping troops are again in the news for the wrong reason.
Allegations have been made that they have been involved in torture of civilians, both men and women.
More than 1 000 SA troops from 5 SAI Battalion are part of the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC. Top army officers are now on route to investigate these allegations at the expense of the taxpayers.
Four years ago, a UN report showed that SA troops are the worst peacekeepers especially when it comes to sexual assault of civilians.
“After 25 years, that’s what’s left of a once proud army”, a retired army officer told the Vryburger.
Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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