Paramilitary officers allegedly involved in kidnap and extortion; ‘frequent, large bribes’ for killings
MSNBC
December 22, 2010
The British government has trained a paramilitary force accused of hundreds of killings in Bangladesh, according to leaked U.S. embassy cables.
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The Guardian newspaper said the cables described training for members of the Rapid Action Battalion as being in “investigative interviewing techniques” and “rules of engagement.”
One cable notes that U.S. training for the battalion in counterterrorism would be illegal under U.S. law because of human rights violations.
The newspaper said the battalion has been accused by human rights activists of being a “death squad” responsible for more than 1,000 extra-judicial killings since it was established in 2004. In March, the battalion’s leader said it had killed 622 people in “crossfire.”
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