The Minister of Defense insisted that there was “no cover-up” because the Kenyan police wanted to re-investigate the body of a woman who was found in a septic tank near a septic tank. U.K Army base.
Ben Wallace According to reports, after a soldier admitted to murdering a sex worker, the Ministry of National Defense (MoD) assisted in investigating the alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru.
In an interview with the House of Representatives Magazine, the Cabinet Secretary said: “This is a deeply worrying murder and story. No one in the Ministry of Defense hinders the (investigation).
“No cover, no blockade.”
In the interview, the former Scots Guard revealed that when he was Belize In the 1990s, there was a brothel at the back door of the base.
He said it is no longer there, but admitted that the armed forces are guilty of “turning a blind eye” to the use of prostitutes in the army, especially when serving in “poor countries.”
Earlier this month, the Kenyan police confirmed that they are retrying Ms. Wanjiru’s case.
Two months after disappearing in March 2012, the body of the 21-year-old woman was found in the Lions Court Hotel in Nanyuki Town.
according to Sunday Times One soldier allegedly confessed to the killing, and another soldier reported the situation to a senior officer-but no action was taken.
In a report last month, the paper stated that a soldier accused of murder had been named by his comrades in arms.
The town is close to Batu (British Army Training unit (Kenya) camp.
The initial investigation was unsuccessful, but after the investigation postponed to 2019 found that Ms. Wanjiru was illegally killed, a new investigation was launched.
The autopsy revealed that Ms. Wanjiru died of stab wounds in the chest and abdomen.
There is also evidence that she was beaten, but it is not clear whether she was sexually assaulted due to her physical condition.
Witnesses told the Sunday Times that the last time someone saw Ms. Wanjiru leaving the hotel bar with a British soldier.
The Secretary of Defense told the House of Representatives magazine that he only heard of the case when it was reported in the Sunday newspaper.
The Conservative Party politician said that the Ministry of National Defense is ready to help, but due to the 2006 Armed Forces Act, it is unable to conduct its own parallel investigations.
He said that his department had shared names with Kenyan authorities nine years ago, but had not received a request for mutual legal assistance.
