Tuesday, May 13, 2014

British Soldiers To Be Investigated By The International Criminal Court Over Claims They Committed War Crimes In Iraq



BREAKING NEWS: British Soldiers To Be Investigated By International Criminal Court Over Claims They Committed War Crimes In Iraq -- Daily Mail

* Examine allegations that British soldiers may have committed war crimes by abusing prisoners from 2003 to 2008
* Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she would review 'new information'
* The earlier investigation was closed in 2006
* Iraq is not a member of the court but Britain is

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says she has reopened a preliminary investigation into Iraq to examine allegations that British soldiers may have committed war crimes by abusing prisoners from 2003 to 2008.

In a statement, prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she would review 'new information' she received in January alleging that British officials bear responsibility for wrongdoing.

The earlier investigation was closed in 2006.

Iraq is not a member of the court but Britain is.

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More News On The International Criminal Court Investigating Claims That British Soldiers Committed War Crimes In Iraq

ICC to examine claims that British troops carried out war crimes in Iraq -- The Guardian
ICC will investigate ‘abuse’ by UK troops in Iraq -- The Independent
ICC to investigate claims of abuse by UK forces in Iraq -- BBC
ICC reopens probe of alleged British Iraq war crimes -- Global Post/AFP
Int’l war crimes prosecutor reopens Iraq inquiry -- AP
International Criminal Court Reopens Probe of Alleged U.K. Soldiers' Abuse of Detainees in Iraq -- WSJ
ICC launches investigation into UK Iraq prisoner abuse claims -- RT
British Generals Could Stand Trial for Iraq War Crimes at the ICC in the Hague -- IBTimes
U.K. to Cooperate With International Court Probe of Iraq Abuses -- Bloomberg Businessweek

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Its things like this that remind me why UK lost the war in both Iraq and Afhganistan.

phill said...

So who won and lost Salim.

Unknown said...

No one wins a modern war phil, didnt you know that?
Only thing that wins is destruction and Mr Death