British soldiers used ‘BRUTE FORCE’ while Detaining Iranian ship
The Iranian Ship seized by British Royal Marines last month had an Indian captain.He has clarified that the British soldiers used “brute force” when they detained his ship, according to a media report. This pirate like behavior should not be acceptable by any country and more so by India.
The Grace 1 tanker was detained by Gibraltar authorities with the help of Royal Marines on July 4 on the suspicion that it was ferrying a cargo of more than 2 million barrels of crude oil to Syria in breach of the European Union sanctions.
The master and chief officer of the ship – both Indian nationals – were held in relation to breaches of the European Union Regulations 36/2012, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
They were later granted “police bail with conditions”.
The captain, an Indian national who asked not to be named, told the BBC that British soldiers forced his unarmed crew to kneel on the deck at gunpoint after landing on the ship in a helicopter.
The British need to be warned in no uncertain terms by India. They at times tend to forget that no longer rule the Seas.
