Instead of reporting this to military police, he locked the evidence in a classified dossier. This issue, involving extrajudicial killings and cover-ups, was not disclosed until a whistleblower informed the Royal Military Police four years later.
These claims include instances of SAS soldiers killing unarmed Afghans during night raids and planting weapons to justify the killings.
The failure to report these allegations went against British law, which requires commanding officers to inform military police of potential war crimes. The case is now part of a broader public inquiry into allegations of misconduct by British special forces in Afghanistan.
Despite the allegations, Gen Jenkins rose to become the second most senior officer in the British armed forces. The Ministry of Defence has established a public inquiry into these matters at the Royal Courts of Justice, but Gen Jenkins and Gen Jonathan Page, another senior officer involved, have not commented on the issue.