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British troops train Bahraini dictator’s bodyguards
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said the training was ‘incredibly concerning’
British troops pose with Bahraini military personnel
THE British army is training a Gulf dictator’s bodyguards, the Morning Star can reveal.
Seven “red caps” from the Royal Military Police (RMP) were photographed in Bahrain on Sunday with King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, the country’s ruler.
They were flanked by Bahraini women soldiers from the king’s elite Royal Guard unit.
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