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UN Should Deny Involvement of Georgian Peacekeepers in CAR Sexual Abuse

© AFP 2023 / ISSOUF SANOGOUnited Nations peacekeepers patrol outside a vote-counting centre for the presidential and parliamentary elections on January 2, 2016 in Bangui
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Information on alleged involvement of Georgian military in sexual abuse in the Central African Republic (CAR) was false, according to Georgia's Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli.

TBILISI (Sputnik) — Georgia's Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli urged the United Nations on Monday to publicly disclaim involvement of Georgian peacekeepers in sexual abuse in the Central African Republic (CAR).

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According to Khidasheli, investigation launched by Tbilisi after the UN accusations of sexual crimes committed by peacekeeping mission staff found that Georgian troops were not implicated.

"Investigators came back to Georgia. Information on alleged involvement of Georgian military in the incident was false. I urge to make a disclaiming statement in the same form as the accusation against Georgian military was made several months before," Khidasheli said.

In January, High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Hussein raised concern over allegations of rape or sexual exploitation filed against peacekeeping staff members between 2013 and 2015. Troops from France, Burundi, Gabon, Georgia, and some other countries came under fire for alleged involvement in sexual abuses.

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