9 Australian Soldiers Commit Suicide Amidst War Crimes Scandal

SYDNEY – Nine soldiers Australia suicide for the last three weeks. The life-ending action comes amid a war crimes scandal by Australian special forces in Afghanistan in 2005 and 2016 whose investigative report came out a few days ago.

The newspaper reported the suicide of nine soldiers Daily Mail on Monday (23/11/2020). (Read: Australian Special Forces allegedly killed 39 Afghan prisoners)

Last week, the Australian Defense Force presented a report by Australian Supreme Court Judge Paul Brereton, which recommended an investigation of 19 soldiers into the deaths of 39 Afghan civilians between 2005 and 2016.

According to the report, the killing of dozens of civilians was part of an initiation ritual in the Special Operations Task Group of Australia’s elite forces.

According to the newspaper report, eight male and one female soldiers, aged 20 to 50, have committed suicide in the past three weeks. The suicide of nine soldiers made it an unprecedented event in the country’s military history. (Also read: The sadism of Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan: Shoot in the head, slit the throat of the citizen)

Although there is no information on whether the soldiers who committed suicide were related to war crimes as in the report, some believe that the investigation and the accompanying coverage by the media may be responsible.

The report’s release has sparked widespread criticism in Australia and around the world.

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