Daoud Musa, left, holds photographs of the grandchildren he was left to care for after his son Baha died in British custody. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Britain Faces Payout Shame As Hundreds Of Detainees Claim Soldiers Abused Them -- Times Online
The cash-strapped Ministry of Defence faces the prospect of further compensation payouts as hundreds of Iraqis held in British custody file complaints of abuse, described to The Times by former detainees.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has already paid millions of pounds to claimants who alleged physical and sexual abuse in detention in southeast Iraq, where British forces were based between 2003 and 2009.
The family of Baha Musa, an Iraqi who died in British custody in 2003, shared a £2.83 million MoD settlement with nine others. An inquiry into his death saw evidence suggesting that the illegal treatment of prisoners, such as hooding and sleep deprivation, was widespread.
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My Comment:As bad as this is .... I suspect many in the DoD are heaving a sigh of relief that picture or videotapes were not taken to chronicle this abuse.
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