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

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/london/london-ontario-police-swat-competition-dubai-chechen-1.7117264

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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