Dozens of Cypriot veterans of the 1955-59 EOKA struggle against British colonial authorities are ready to launch legal procedures in the UK following an official admission in Britain that thousands were tortured during Kenya’s Mau Mau insurgency between 1952 and 1963.
British foreign secretary William Hague yesterday expressed “sincere regret” for the torture and ill-treatment Kenyans suffered under the colonial administration. I think that Hague should also apologise for the hanging of 17 year old Evagora Palikaridis who was 'convicted' of bringing down the British flag in his school ground. His execution and the circumstances under which it was done should be investigated even after 60 years! More than an apology is needed.
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