A British soldier based mostly at a military barracks in Kenya has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
The alleged assault occurred final month after a gaggle of troopers visited a bar within the city of Nanyuki, near the Batuk (British Military Coaching Unit Kenya) camp.
An investigation is being carried out by the Defence Critical Crime Command, which probes severe crimes alleged to have been carried out by British servicemen and ladies within the UK and abroad.
Navy police have questioned the bar proprietor together with safety guards who had been on obligation on the evening of the incident, based on The Sunday Instances, which first reported the allegations.
In line with the paper, the proprietor of the bar stated: “They [the soldiers] like this place and after I meet a few of them within the supermarkets, they inform me they’ve been banned from coming right here.
“Sometimes they get too drunk and I drop them at the gate for free.”
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson stated: “We can confirm the arrest of a service person in Kenya.
“Because the matter is the topic of an ongoing investigation by the Defence Critical Crime Command, we is not going to remark additional.”
They added: “All troopers who go to or prepare at Batuk have clear course about find out how to behave, on and off obligation, should full necessary coaching and attend obligatory briefings on conduct. We can have zero tolerance for unacceptable behaviour.
“To ensure the highest possible standards, the Army has launched a comprehensive Service Inquiry into allegations of unacceptable behaviour by UK Service Personnel in Kenya which would violate MoD and Army policy.”
The military final 12 months launched an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to the bottom after allegations towards troopers, together with involvement within the homicide of a girl in 2012.
The physique of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru, a mom of 1, was present in a septic tank on the Lions Court docket Resort in Nanyuki two months after she disappeared in March 2012.
In line with an investigation by The Sunday Instances, a British soldier accused of the homicide has been named by his comrades after he allegedly confessed to the killing.
An inquest discovered intercourse employee Ms Wanjiru was unlawfully killed and a autopsy examination concluded she had died because of stab sounds to her chest and stomach.
Defence Secretary John Healey met along with her household in April throughout a go to to Kenya.
The British Military has an settlement with Kenya to deploy as much as six battalions a 12 months for coaching.
