THE Government was under fire yesterday after it emerged UK troops have trained elite Saudi security forces.
Human rights groups were angered that soldiers helped train the country’s National Guard, sent into Bahrain to crush a popular uprising.
The disclosure comes amid criticism that the Government has not been as tough on the Bahraini and Syrian regimes as it was on Libya’s.
Nicholas Gilby, of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said training had allowed the Saudis “to develop tactics to help suppress the popular uprising”.
The Ministry of Defence claimed that teaching troops in other countries helped “save lives and raise awareness of human rights”.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox said: “Although elements in the National Guard have been used in Bahrain, there is absolutely no evidence that they’ve been used for anything other than protection of infrastructure.”
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