On this day, 12 December 1948, the Batang Kali massacre took place in Malaya when British troops massacred 24 unarmed villagers as part of their campaign against a communist insurgency in the British imperial colony.
None of the murderers were charged with any offences.
This is a detailed account of the brutal counter-insurgency campaign: https://libcom.org/library/malayan-emergency-retrospect-organization-successful-counterinsurgency-effort https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1290884574430023/?type=3