Claims of six alleged victims involve being punched, kicked and having animal dung smeared on their faces during a battle camp in ScotlandSeventeen army instructors have been charged with assaulting teenage recruits at a battle camp in Scotland. The instructors – who are thought to be veterans of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan – face 40 charges of battery, ill-treatment and actual bodily harm. Recruits, who were 17 at the time, reported the abuse a few weeks later and a military police investigation was launched. The instructors, from the Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, were charged last week and all deny any wrongdoing. An army spokesperson said: “We can confirm that 17 former recruit instructors are to face court martial proceedings at Bulford court martial centre on 21-22 September.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 11:37 UTC