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Word: segat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...British lieutenant told how Griffiths made one of his prisoners take off his pants. Then, the witness testified, Griffiths handed his knife to an African private and commanded: "Castrate him." The private, a 16-year-old Somali named Ali Segat, did not obey, so Griffiths changed his order: "Cut off his ear!" With a quick slice, Segat complied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENYA: Court-Martial | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

...Private Segat testified: "It bled very much. I gave the knife back to the captain and threw the ear on the ground." Griffiths was quoted as saying: "That was quick." Next day, on Griffiths' orders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENYA: Court-Martial | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

...Segat used his bayonet to carve a hole in another prisoner's ear. "Captain Griffiths gave me a piece of signal wire," he said, "and told me to tie it to the ear." Then the patrol moved off, with Segat leading the prisoner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENYA: Court-Martial | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

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