Drone_pilot
04-05-04, 17:57
"No stone will be left unturned" in the inquiry into photos allegedly showing UK troops abusing an Iraqi, the armed forces minister has promised MPs.
In a Commons statement, Adam Ingram said the Daily Mirror newspaper had handed over 20 photos of alleged abuse.
The photos, published this weekend, appear to show a hooded and bound Iraqi prisoner being mistreated.
Some military personnel have questioned their authenticity, but the newspaper insists they are genuine.
The Royal Military Police are investigating in the UK, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra and in Cyprus, where the regiment in question - the Queen's Lancashire Regiment - is based.
Mr Ingram said "any decent thinking person" would be disturbed by the photos.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3682393.stm)
Comment" why does this not fill me with a lot of confidence",
Remember Deepcut, The Chinook helicopter crash and The Gulf war syndrome.
In a Commons statement, Adam Ingram said the Daily Mirror newspaper had handed over 20 photos of alleged abuse.
The photos, published this weekend, appear to show a hooded and bound Iraqi prisoner being mistreated.
Some military personnel have questioned their authenticity, but the newspaper insists they are genuine.
The Royal Military Police are investigating in the UK, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra and in Cyprus, where the regiment in question - the Queen's Lancashire Regiment - is based.
Mr Ingram said "any decent thinking person" would be disturbed by the photos.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3682393.stm)
Comment" why does this not fill me with a lot of confidence",
Remember Deepcut, The Chinook helicopter crash and The Gulf war syndrome.