Prisoner Abuse Trial: Officer Heard Claims of Harming Captives
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A SENIOR British Army officer issued an order reminding soldiers they could not assault prisoners only five days after the Operation Ali Baba abuse scandal, a court martial heard yesterday.
As prime minister Tony Blair condemned the "shocking and appalling" photographs showing the assaults on Iraqi prisoners, the hearing in Osnabruck, Germany, was told the Army's senior legal adviser in Iraq had "heard of problems".See the full content of this document
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Prisoner Abuse Trial: Officer Heard Claims of Harming Captives
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Mercer said he issued an order, called a Frago, after allegations were made that arrested Iraqis were "not being treated...
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