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| Danish medics: We saw Iraqi victims of UK troops’ prisoner abuse |
| 2004-05-14 |
| Two Danish Army medics have come forward to report that they witnessed Iraqi prisoners brought to a military clinic after being beaten by British troops, Denmark’s defence ministry said. Defence minister Soeren Gade said that the unnamed medics were alleging that one of the two Iraqis died as a result of injuries sustained in the incident in September last year. The Ministry of Defence in London said the report appeared to refer to an incident which has already been subject to an investigation by the Royal Military Police (RMP). In that case, father-of-two Baha Mousa died in custody, allegedly after being beaten by members of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. The results of the RMP inquiry are currently being considered to determine whether legal action should be brought, and the MoD was unable to comment on them, said a spokeswoman. The Ministry was seeking further clarification from Copenhagen to ensure that the latest allegations were dealt with appropriately, she added. Mr Gade said the incident was reported yesterday to defence officials in Denmark by an army lawyer in Basra, in UK-administered southern Iraq. According to her report, the two unidentified medics were working at a British field hospital. They said they saw two Iraqis being brought to a British military hospital in Basra "after having been exposed to brutal treatment during an unauthorised interrogation in the field by a British unit". The report has not been released and the nature of the injuries was not announced. There was no elaboration on the suggestion that one of prisoners had died. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #4 Denial. Hardly. The saying goes "Timing is everything". The fact that these medics came out now is way too convenient. The burden of proof is on them, not the soldiers. I'd also like to know why they waited so long, exactly where they were stationed, and what their affiliations to political groups are. Could they be telling the truth, yes. However, pointing the finger then hiding doesn't even come close to credible. More importantly, how did they know the name of the "victim"? How do they know it was a Illegal interrogation when they were at the field hospital? Do you think the soldiers came out and said " Hey, we need this man, Baha Mousa, looked at before he dies. We beat the shit out of him during interrogation without telling our commanders. Oh, and could you not tell anybody what I just said? " As for the Berg video, there was never a doubt that was real. The evidence was upfront, the people who killed him were upfront, and the body which was left near US HQ in Bagdad, along with the HEAD, was upfront. There in no "convenient time" for savages, but there is for well-educated European medics. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-05-14 1:51:19 PM |
| #3 Do you think that every abuse needs to have been photographed to be real? No, but solid evidence would be nice. You know, names, dates, units, etc. Right now all we have is a vague accusation. Let the RMP investigate; they'll do what needs to be done. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-14 9:24:17 AM |
| #2 Denial. Do you think that one incident of fake photos in one incident means that every accusation is fake? Do you think that every abuse needs to have been photographed to be real? And the moronic talk about the "convenient" timing reminds me of the equally moronic conspiracism of some of the Arab press about the timing of the Nicholas Berg video. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-05-14 9:14:54 AM |
| #1 This comes out conviently after the photo's of Brtish soldiers abusing Iraqi's are proven to be fake. Keep trying to live the myth, Gade. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-05-14 8:16:17 AM |