Tag: SAS in Afghanistan
NZ must review SAS role after UN Report on prisoner torture
The Government must review the SAS’s role in joint operations with the Afghan Crisis Response Unit after the release of a United Nations report detailing widespread torture in Afghan detention facilities, Green Party Defence spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
Wardak raid needs thorough inquiry
There needs to be a thorough inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of SAS soldier Leon Smith in Afghanistan’s Wardak province this week, Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
Keith Locke’s valedictory speech
"I’ve waved Tibetan and West Papuan flags on the steps of Parliament, presented a nuke-free NZ badge to Hillary Clinton —...
Keith questions the Minister of Defence on US/NZ role in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base—United States Personnel
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Keith Locke questions the Minister of Defence on the SAS –...
Did the SAS ever hold staff in the building at gunpoint, depriving them of their liberty?
Keith Locke debates the responsibility of the SAS and the chain...
Our forces knew for certain that they were likely to be tortured
Keith Locke questions the Minister of Defence on the treatment of...
Will the Government allow an independent inquiry?
Locke to push for Select Committee Inquiry on SAS
Green MP Keith Locke is pressing the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, of which he is a member, to hold an inquiry to assess new evidence regarding prisoners our SAS have handed over to United States and Afghan authorities.