(MENAFN) British police have refused to release details about training provided to officers from countries including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain despite having already "erroneously" released information about possible human rights concerns relating to the work.
Responding to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from Reprieve, a human rights campaign group, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said that releasing details about the nature of the police training provided to countries, including Qatar and Sri Lanka, would "be damaging to international relations".
The FOI request related to forms submitted to the International Policing Assistance Board (IPAB), which approves international projects submitted by the UK College of Policing, the police professional body responsible for delivering the training.
"In this case, the release of information relating to international policing assistance could harm our relations with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Sri Lanka," the NPCC response said.
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