Iraq Torture: 'Claims Against Soldiers Swept Under Carpet'

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4:12pm (UK)
Iraq Torture: 'Claims Against Soldiers Swept under Carpet'

By Nick Allen, PA


Allegations by nine Iraqi men who claim to have been tortured at the hands of British soldiers at an aid camp were set out today. The men say they were subjected to beatings and abuse at Camp Breadbasket, just outside Basra, in May 2003.

Their British human rights lawyer, Phil Shiner, called for an independent public inquiry and the men could ultimately attempt to sue for substantial damages.

One claims he was kicked so hard in the genitals that he cannot have children and another says that British soldiers tried to get him to cut off the finger of a fellow Iraqi.

Mistreatment of civilian detainees at Breadbasket emerged in “trophy” photographs taken by a soldier, which included scenes of sexual humiliation.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4572732

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1. Hey, someone high in the govt. and a major media source ...

get smacked down for reporting abuse. What chance do Iraqis have?