The Observer reports (January 19th): Britain will
face fresh charges of breaching international law over the alleged torture and
killing of prisoners during the war in Iraq, which began almost exactly 10
years ago. The allegations will be unveiled in the high court, when Britain
will stand accused of a "systemic" policy of abuse committed over
five years, from 2003 to 2008.
At a hearing scheduled over three days from 29 January,
lawyers for 180 Iraqis who claim they are victims of abuse, or that their
family members were unlawfully killed, will place a file of statements before
two judges presiding over the court in London accusing British soldiers and
intelligence officers of unlawful interrogation practices. These include
hooding and the use of "stress positions", sexual abuse, beating and
religious abuse of illegally detained prisoners. In some cases, the testimonies
allege, the torture led to the death of the prisoner.
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