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25/01/2008
Call For 'Training' Over Soldiers' Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners
Large scale changes are needed to address the way soldiers are trained to deal with Iraqi prisoners.
A senior army officer has said the military needs to "rectify serious flaws".
But Brigadeer Robert Aitken's report also said that while changes are being made, there was actually no evidence of systemic abuse.
The Army report was commissioned after allegations of abuse, including the case of Baha Mousa, 26, who died in custody with 93 injuries in 2003.
Mr Mousa's father said his son was the victim of state-sanctioned violence.
Daoud Mousa said: "These terrible actions could not have taken place without support from senior officers within the British army... I do not accept this report for a second."
Meanwhile lawyers acting for Iraqi civilians said the report was a "whitewash".
The death of Mr Mousa, a hotel receptionist, who died from asphyxiation while in British army custody in Basra, was one of several cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners that triggered the investigation.
(BMcC)
A senior army officer has said the military needs to "rectify serious flaws".
But Brigadeer Robert Aitken's report also said that while changes are being made, there was actually no evidence of systemic abuse.
The Army report was commissioned after allegations of abuse, including the case of Baha Mousa, 26, who died in custody with 93 injuries in 2003.
Mr Mousa's father said his son was the victim of state-sanctioned violence.
Daoud Mousa said: "These terrible actions could not have taken place without support from senior officers within the British army... I do not accept this report for a second."
Meanwhile lawyers acting for Iraqi civilians said the report was a "whitewash".
The death of Mr Mousa, a hotel receptionist, who died from asphyxiation while in British army custody in Basra, was one of several cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners that triggered the investigation.
(BMcC)
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23 March 2006
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Army Violence On Iraqi Prisoner 'Shameful'
A report has slammed British forces treatment of prisoners in Iraq, with the Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox, addressing Parliament on the issue this morning.
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05 June 2008
More Pay For Soldiers, Demands Army Chief
The Head of the British Army has called for more pay for soldiers. Sir Richard Dannatt made the appeal as he revealed a traffic warden may earn more than a new soldier. Sir Richard's comments come after the publication of an Army briefing paper last month, which revealed that increasing numbers of soldiers are now close to the poverty line.
More Pay For Soldiers, Demands Army Chief
The Head of the British Army has called for more pay for soldiers. Sir Richard Dannatt made the appeal as he revealed a traffic warden may earn more than a new soldier. Sir Richard's comments come after the publication of an Army briefing paper last month, which revealed that increasing numbers of soldiers are now close to the poverty line.
29 March 2006
Deepcut review rejects call for public inquiry
A report into the deaths of four young army recruits at Deepcut barracks has rejected calls for a public inquiry. The review by Nicolas Blake QC investigated the deaths of Privates Sean Benton, 20, from Hastings, Cheryl James, 18, from North Wales, Geoff Gray, 17, from Co Durham and James Collinson, 17, from Perth.
Deepcut review rejects call for public inquiry
A report into the deaths of four young army recruits at Deepcut barracks has rejected calls for a public inquiry. The review by Nicolas Blake QC investigated the deaths of Privates Sean Benton, 20, from Hastings, Cheryl James, 18, from North Wales, Geoff Gray, 17, from Co Durham and James Collinson, 17, from Perth.
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