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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15549313

London police training with Chechen paramilitary group damages Canada's image

London, Ont., police officers participating in a competition in Dubai alongside a Chechen group accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine "damages the image of Canada," says a University of Toronto professor with expertise in international relations and political science. ... Participants also included the Akhmat unit from the Russian republic of Chechnya, a group that's been accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine. The unit's victory in an event on the fourth day was celebrated in a ceremony attended by Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, according to a news release.

We're sending our cops overseas to train with literal war criminals and self-proclaimed fascists. New low!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure it's a case of " we're sending our cops overseas to train with war criminals" or a the case of one of our many LEA organizations displaying a lack of judgement. Regardless of how bad the error was, it's still just one of several and acted alone.

At least, that's how it seems to me. But I haven't read anything else than your quote on this topic, so there is that... 🤷🏼