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Western Visayas celebrates peaceful BSKE 2023

The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 in Western Visayas concluded peacefully, marked by a significant deployment of security forces and a successful holding of the polls on Monday, October 30, 2023.

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Peter Dutton overrules decision to strip medals from SAS soldiers who served in Afghanistan

The Brereton inquiry found “credible” evidence to implicate 25 current or former Australian defence force personnel in the alleged unlawful killing of 39 individuals and the cruel treatment of two others.
When announcing his response to the inquiry report in November, the chief of defence force, Angus Campbell, said units “live and fight as a team”.
“With this in mind, I have accepted the inspector general’s recommendation and will write to the governor general requesting he revoke the meritorious unit citation for Special Operations Task Groups who served in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013,” Campbell said at the time.
But within weeks the government signalled a rethink of that decision. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, said in late November that “no decisions have been made on that”.

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Minister nixes move to strip special forces of medals

Minister nixes move to strip special forces of medals
The Guardian
Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton has moved to stamp his authority in his new role by overruling a decision to strip meritorious unit citations from about 3,000 special forces soldiers who served in Afghanistan.
Dutton yesterday told radio 2GB that war crimes allegations were shocking, but added: “My judgement was that we shouldn’t be punishing the 99 percent for the sins of the 1 percent.”
Australia is grappling with the results of a long-running inquiry into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, with a new office of the special investigator to consider the evidence ahead of potential prosecutions.

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Peter Dutton overrules decision to strip medals from SAS soldiers who served in Afghanistan

Peter Dutton overrules decision to strip medals from SAS soldiers who served in Afghanistan
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Three thousand hero Aussie soldiers WON'T have their SAS medals stripped over 'war crimes' report

Australian soldiers who served in Afghanistan won't be stripped of their medals because of war crime allegations facing some special forces soldiers, defence minister Peter Dutton has announced.
Defence Force chief Angus Campbell recommended Meritorious Unit Citations be taken from three thousand soldiers from Special Operations Task Groups that served in Afghanistan from April 2007 to December 2013.
Described as 'collective responsibility' by Mr Campbell, the move was originally recommended by Justice Paul Brereton whose report alleged 39 murders were perpetrated by Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan over eleven years.
However, Mr Dutton has announced only people convicted of war crimes or stood down for misconduct will have the service medal taken off them.

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