a bbc africa eye investigation has raised serious concerns about one of the world s leading anti slavery organisations and their west african operations. internationaljustice mission raised more than three million pounds in the uk last year with the support of near 300 churches across the country. some of the money funded operations in ghana, where ijm aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with theirfamilies. however, a bbc undercover investigation has found evidence that the charity s activities have caused some children to be taken away from their homes in traumatic night raids. kyenkyenhene boateng reports. this is mogyigna, a village in northern ghana. back in september 2022, ijm and the local armed police conducted a night raid here. translation: i decided to crawl to see what was happening. i then a gun was held to my throat. i stood up and leaned
despite posing no threat to the special forces troops. despite posing no threat to the specialforces troops. in despite posing no threat to the special forces troops. in the bbc reporting that we ve been doing over the past few years has been about uncovering these allegations, including very significant numbers that may lead to lease i8 unarmed afghans were killed by you case special forces troops in these nitrates uk specialforces troops. in these nitrates. in these night raids. britain s king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels as part of a ceremony to celebrate his coronation. the afternoon began with a people s procession which left edinburgh castle and made its way along the royal mile. a number of military units led the way and it aimed to represent all aspects of scottish life, including charities which the king supports.
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inquiry is quickly held up and be able to be held openly and with underlying accusations of the heart of this? the underlying accusations that we ve been working on the reporting on for the past few years are about these controversial night raids that special forces undertook in the accusations on the screen so they killed unarmed people and sometimes, killing them after they d even detained them and then covering up even detained them and then covering up the fact that the children on people and civilians and so, there accusations that the inquiry is going to look to get to the heart of it the end of october. how much we can be opened and how much it can be closed, the proper inquiry takes off in october and noted often to the real details of these very serious accusations against british special forces about unlawful killings. lise
agree to whatever nose has been saying in and of itself doesn t really amount to very much at all. ic, and what about the structure. just paint a picture of the kind of structure that the sas work in, in terms of accountability, who they report to, how public or private that is? i report to, how public or private that is? ~ . report to, how public or private that is? ~ ., ., that is? i think there are two thins that is? i think there are two things that that is? i think there are two things that your that is? i think there are two things that your viewers - that is? i think there are two i things that your viewers might that is? i think there are two - things that your viewers might be interested in. first is the way that uk another country special forces operated in afghanistan, and basically they operated under their own separate chain of command the uk and other countries s. the wider litter effort, working with afghan partners on the ground, manning checkpoints, manning bas