Tuesday, September 22, 2009

UK Army 'Rotten', Iraq Probe Told

Inquiry: Corporal Donald Payne screams at two detainees.
Photo from This Is London


From The BBC:

British soldiers who abused an Iraqi detainee who died in their custody were not just "a few bad apples", a public inquiry has been told.

There was "something rotten in the whole barrel", Rabinder Singh QC said.

Troops in Iraq routinely used banned interrogation methods they did not think were illegal, lawyers told the inquiry into the 2003 death.

The inquiry, led by Sir William Gage, is focusing on Baha Mousa's death, detainees' treatment and army methods.

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More News On the Baha Mousa Investigation

Baha Mousa inquiry: 'rotten' UK military blamed for death in army camp
-- The Guardian
Inquiry examines Iraqi's death in military custody -- AP
Baha Mousa told of 'rotten' British Army -- The Telegraph
UK soldiers ‘followed policy’ on interrogation -- Press Association
Iraqi's British torturers 'part of a rotten barrel' -- This Is London

My Comment: If protocols and procedures were not followed, some people should go to jail for this.

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