Prague (Reuters) – Four Czech troopers must face the method for alleged crimes regarding the loss of life of an Afghan soldier after being detained and interrogated in 2018, public ministries stated on Tuesday.
The Czech state prosecutor’s workplace declared in a declaration that 4 members of the 601st group of particular working forces would have been tried with accusations together with extortion, insubordination, violation of the safety obligations and failure to provide help.
He didn’t establish the 4, who might face life sentences if condemned.
The Czech Defense Ministry refused to remark.
A lawyer representing three of the defendants stated he was strongly disagreed with the accusations because the starting of the investigations.
“According to them, the act they’ve been accused didn’t happen and the prosecutor didn’t current any check that can be utilized for the accusations,” stated the lawyer Radek Ondrus, who didn’t establish his clients, in a solution by way of and -mail to questions.
The Czech public radio reported on its web site that the accusations confer with the loss of life of the 19 yr outdated Wahidullah Khan after being held by Afghan forces for an assault on the troops behind Shindand in Western Afghanistan in 2018 during which a Czech soldier was killed and two injured.
The New York Times reported the accident for the primary time in 2018. He stated that Khan had been overwhelmed after being taken in custody by us and Czech troops, he was unconscious when he was returned to Afghan troops the identical day and died shortly after. He stated that we and Czech troops have been investigated on the accident.
The Czech Army operated in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2021. Its troops have been lined up there as a part of the worldwide safety help pressure not despatched (Isaf) to assist the Afghan authorities to ensure the nation and to coach the Afghan nationwide safety forces.
Czech troops additionally made a part of the resolute assist mission to the information of NATO established after the Isaf had been dissolved.
(Report by Jan Lopatka, enhancing by Timothy Heritage and Bernadette Baum)
