[Faline]

Shidane Abukar Arone, a 16-year-old Somali, was caught on the night of March 16, 1993, at the Canadian Airborne Regiment compound in Belet Huen, Somalia, on suspicion of attempted theft. Over the following hours he was beaten and tortured to death by soldiers, principally Master Corporal Clayton Matchee, while Trooper Kyle Brown took the sixteen photographs that later became these images; they were under a Canadian publication ban until late 1994. Brown was convicted of manslaughter and torture and served about a year of a five-year sentence. Matchee attempted suicide after his arrest, suffered severe brain damage, was ruled unfit to stand trial, and was never tried. The scandal, known as the Somalia Affair, led to the disbandment of the regiment in 1995 and a public inquiry the government cut short in 1997.

[Shylock]

[elizajane]

jeezus fuckin christ, what's wrong with these cunts?..

[Sharon]

Cunt.

[Faline]

Wish i had more info on this.

[vexacon]

Somalia atrocity 'blackest moment'


The 1993 torture and murder of a Somali teen at the hands of Canadian soldiers on a peacekeeping mission is often described as the darkest chapter in the nation's military history.

"It was the blackest moment," said Scott Taylor, publisher of military magazine Esprit de Corps, referring to the death of Shidane Arone, the shooting of another Somali and the ensuing attempt at a cover-up.

On March 16, 1993, Arone was detained by soldiers near the Canadian compound in Belet Huen, Somalia. Court martial proceedings determined Pte. Kyle Brown and Master Cpl. Clayton Matchee beat him to death, all the while taking trophy photos next to the bleeding teen.

Witnesses said they heard Arone screaming and begging for mercy.

During an inquiry into the killings, then defence minister Kim Campbell said she felt "blackmailed" by the defence department when she attempted to gain more information shortly after Arone's death.

At the time, Campbell told the Star she had got a memo that implied seeking information or engaging in "political interference" could result in damage to her career.

Brown was convicted of torture and manslaughter for his role. He was sentenced to five years and granted full parole in 1995.

Matchee was charged with second-degree murder but never made it to trial. While in custody he attempted to hang himself and suffered severe brain damage. In 1994 he was declared unfit to stand trial. Last October, after repeated assessments to determine if he would ever be fit to stand trial, charges against him were stayed.

Then-Sgt. Mark Boland pleaded guilty to negligent performance of duty. During his court martial, Boland admitted he told Matchee and Brown the night of the beating: "I don't care what you do, just don't kill him." He was sentenced to 90 days and served 66. Later, upon hearing that his sentence was being increased to one year, Boland tried, unsuccessfully, to take his life.

[vexacon]

Another pic!

[Faline]

Thank mate!

[vexacon]

Originally Posted by Kelly ↗

Thank mate!

A pleasure to help!

[Xiomy]

It's amazes me that they got away with almost no punishment 5 years is nothing, it's a very cruel world we live in...