Graphic photographs of the Iraqis that British soldiers are said to have ‘tortured and murdered’ in cold blood were shown to an inquiry into alleged war crimes yesterday.
On the opening day of the long-awaited Al-Sweady Inquiry, film footage of ambulances taking the bodies of the dead from a British base to a nearby hospital and mortuary – and of distraught relatives identifying their loved ones – was also played.
Retired High Court judge Sir Thayne Forbes is examining claims that UK troops executed up to 20 prisoners, including a 14-year-old boy, and abused nine others after a battle at an Army checkpoint in May 2004.
Iraqi death certificates for some of the victims documented signs of torture, including mutilation with several having missing eyes, broken bones and one man’s penis had been removed.
The inquiry was told that one Iraqi witness said he saw one of the dead men have his eyes gouged out by a soldier with a bayonet. Full story...
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On the opening day of the long-awaited Al-Sweady Inquiry, film footage of ambulances taking the bodies of the dead from a British base to a nearby hospital and mortuary – and of distraught relatives identifying their loved ones – was also played.
Retired High Court judge Sir Thayne Forbes is examining claims that UK troops executed up to 20 prisoners, including a 14-year-old boy, and abused nine others after a battle at an Army checkpoint in May 2004.
Iraqi death certificates for some of the victims documented signs of torture, including mutilation with several having missing eyes, broken bones and one man’s penis had been removed.
The inquiry was told that one Iraqi witness said he saw one of the dead men have his eyes gouged out by a soldier with a bayonet. Full story...
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