BBC Asian Network — "British Mercenaries Investigated over Sri Lanka War Crimes

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First mainstream broadcast confirmation that the Metropolitan Police had opened a war crimes investigation into KMS, following a referral related to Miller's book. The Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed the case was opened in March 2020 after "receiving a referral." Documents KMS's role training STF and SLAF helicopter pilots during 1984–1988. Includes photograph of a 1986 Sri Lankan government air force helicopter gunner over Trincomalee, the theatre in which KMS pilots operated.

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