Ten Indian peacekeepers in Congo sex scandal

The United Countries code of behavior in Congo prohibits peacekeepers from soliciting prostitutes. Lifting the lid on their actions, the North Kivu Indian brigade has gathered adequate proof to prove the peacekeepers used kids to hire Congolese girls for sex in Masisi, an exhausting five-hour drive from Goma. The UN Organisation Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo ( known by its French acronym MONUC ) is served by 4,554 troops. Hindustan Times has learnt that 5 kids have identified the peacekeepers from one Jammu and Kashmir Rifles after they were shown photos of almost one hundred peacekeepers based in Masisi when claims of sexual misconduct were made last year. We’ve sent our report to the regiment headquarters in New Delhi and advocated an in depth probe in view of new evidence.. The peacekeepers concerned returned home in Apr as a part of half-yearly troop rotation.

Charges against them would be corroborated in India before prosecutions, Rawat said. The 18,931-strong MONUC, the biggest and costliest UN deployment across the world, is the sole mission where troops can be prosecuted for sex with prostitutes. The act falls in the definition of sexual exploitation and abuse. The inquiry conducted by the North Kivu brigade, on the orders of military vice-chief Lieutenant General M.L. Naidu who was here this could, challenges the results of a prior investigation by the United States ‘ Office of Internal Oversight Services in Congo. To the amazement of the Indian military, the strong UN looking into agency had charged almost sixty squaddies with soliciting sex from prostitutes and some 40 troops with employing kid labour early on in the year.

Considering the findings of the armed forces investigation, the rot may not run as deep as the UN agency had made it out. But pre-emptive measures have been implemented to discipline troops. Brigadier Rawat has formed flying squads to snoop on his men garrisoned in and around North Kivu’s capital Goma. Raids are continually conducted at no-go places like clubs, bars and red light areas. The squads include staff drawn from the Bangladesh army police. Troops finishing their reign have been placed under surveillance as pedophilia and exploitation generally takes place in the last 2 months, claimed an officer. There is evidence to prove that posts held by squaddies provide safe haven for these sorts of activities. [*DATAEND][*JAVASTART] The United Countries code of behavior in Congo prohibits peacekeepers from soliciting prostitutes. Lifting the lid on their actions Indian brigade has gathered adequate proof to prove the peacekeepers used kids to hire Congolese girls for sex in Masisi, an exhausting five-hour drive from Goma. The UN Organisation Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo ( known by its French acronym MONUC ) is served by 4,554 troops. Hindustan Times has learnt that 5 kids have identified the peacekeepers from one Jammu and Kashmir Rifles after they were shown photos of almost one hundred peacekeepers based in Masisi when claims of sexual misconduct were made last year. We’ve sent our report to the regiment headquarters in New Delhi and advocated an in depth probe in view of new evidence.. The peacekeepers concerned returned home in Apr as a part of half-yearly troop rotation.

Charges against them would be corroborated in India before prosecutions, Rawat said. The 18,931-strong MONUC, the biggest and costliest UN deployment across the world, is the sole mission where troops can be prosecuted for sex with prostitutes. The act falls in the definition of sexual exploitation and abuse a AIDS. The inquiry conducted by the North Kivu brigade, on the orders of military vice-chief Lieutenant General M.L. Naidu who was here this could, challenges the results of a prior investigation by the United States ‘ Office of Internal Oversight Services in Congo. To the amazement of the Indian military, the strong UN looking into agency had charged almost sixty squaddies with soliciting sex from prostitutes and some 40 troops with employing kid labour early on in the year.

Considering the findings of the armed forces investigation, the rot may not run as deep as the UN agency had made it out. But pre-emptive measures have been implemented to discipline troops. Brigadier Rawat has formed flying squads to snoop on his men garrisoned in and around North Kivu’s capital Goma. Raids are continually conducted at no-go places like clubs, bars and red light areas. The squads include staff drawn from the Bangladesh army police. Troops finishing their reign have been placed under surveillance as pedophilia and exploitation generally takes place in the last 2 months, claimed an officer. There is evidence to prove that posts held by squaddies provide safe haven for these sorts of activities.