Racist abuse among troops on Britain’s overseas bases has been allowed to “grow and fester,” it has been claimed. Leading claims lawyer Ahmed Al-Nahhas said 60% of complaints of military racism his firm deals with are troops serving abroad.
Mr Al-Nahhas told the Mirror: “The number of inquiries we have received tells me that the MoD has neglected some overseas bases and the behaviour of some service personnel abroad, which has created a ripe environment for racist attitudes to grow. “I would be hard pressed to find a BAME serviceperson who has not experienced different treatment...” He said most racism cases are abuse of Commonwealth troops.
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