Iraqi POW bodies 'eye-gauged, mutilated'

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,22608773-401,00.html?from=public_rss

Iraqi POW bodies 'eye-gauged, mutilated'

By staff writers

October 18, 2007 05:53pm
Article from: NEWS.com.au

THE British military is facing allegations that the bodies of Iraqi prisoners showed evidence of eye-gauging, genital mutilation and hanging.

Hospital workers allegedly reported the signs of torture and murder on the bodies Iraqi insurgents left dead after a gun battle with British troops and Iraqi insurgents three year ago, according to reports from UK newspaper The Guardian.

It was also reported int The Guardian that a prisoner taken by troops had made a statement which claimed he was “continuously punched and kicked” and saw blood coming from nearby toilets.

The British Ministry of Defence has denied any wrongdoing, although pressure is mounting for an independent inquiry into the allegations.

According to death certificates seen by the newspaper the day after the May 2004 battle, seven reportedly showed signs of “mutilation” and “torture”.

The Royal Military Police conducted their own year-long inquiry into the deaths and the handling of the bodies, but found “no evidence of deliberate mutilation of corpses by the British Army”, the ministry told the newspaper.

It’s believed that there was footage of the dead bodies that has been seen by British authorities.

[tuckessee]

1. This type of behavior is a lot more common

than the average Westerner would like to admit or know.

That's probably why this thread will sink into oblivion.

[SmokingJacket]

2. Horrible. But what is "eye-gauging"?

Do they mean gouging?