Declassified UK: British security firm Saladin tries to distance itself from police war crimes investigation

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One of Britain’s oldest private security companies has admitted to UN experts that it shared an office building in west London with a group of mercenaries being investigated for alleged war crimes – but denies involvement.

A letter from the UK Foreign Office to ICoCA, obtained by Declassified through a freedom of information request

Britain’s decision to endorse the UN ban on mercenaries was left with three members of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, including armed forces minister Archie Hamilton, who went on to become a director of Saladin., and instead the Foreign Office has promoted voluntary initiatives such as ICoCA.

 

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