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| Iraqis to get £3m in MoD damages | Iraqis to get £3m in MoD damages |
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| The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay almost £3m in damages to Iraqis who were tortured by UK troops in Basra in 2003, their solicitors say. | The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay almost £3m in damages to Iraqis who were tortured by UK troops in Basra in 2003, their solicitors say. |
| Nine Iraqi men who were mistreated and the father of a man beaten to death in custody will share £2.83m in compensation. | Nine Iraqi men who were mistreated and the father of a man beaten to death in custody will share £2.83m in compensation. |
| The payout came after two days of negotiations between lawyers for the group and the MoD. | The payout came after two days of negotiations between lawyers for the group and the MoD. |
| In March the MoD admitted breaching the human rights of the abused Iraqis. | In March the MoD admitted breaching the human rights of the abused Iraqis. |
| At that time, Defence Secretary Des Browne said the government admitted "substantive breaches" of parts of the European Convention on Human Rights which protect the right to life and prohibit torture. | At that time, Defence Secretary Des Browne said the government admitted "substantive breaches" of parts of the European Convention on Human Rights which protect the right to life and prohibit torture. |
| BBC correspondent Angus Crawford said it was unclear how the compensation would be divided between the 10 men, and the solicitors were pleased that an amicable settlement had been reached. | |
| The Ministry of Defence is yet to comment on the compensation. | |
| Court martial | Court martial |
| One of the men was Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist was beaten to death in September 2003. | One of the men was Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist was beaten to death in September 2003. |
| He and the other Iraqi men were arrested at a hotel where weapons and suspected bomb-making equipment were found in 2003. Mr Mousa was detained under suspicion of being an insurgent. | He and the other Iraqi men were arrested at a hotel where weapons and suspected bomb-making equipment were found in 2003. Mr Mousa was detained under suspicion of being an insurgent. |
| Seven members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR), now the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, faced the most expensive court martial in British history over the case. | Seven members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR), now the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, faced the most expensive court martial in British history over the case. |
| Six soldiers were acquitted after the six-month hearing in Bulford, Wiltshire, but a seventh soldier admitted treating Iraqis inhumanely. | Six soldiers were acquitted after the six-month hearing in Bulford, Wiltshire, but a seventh soldier admitted treating Iraqis inhumanely. |
| Cpl Donald Payne was jailed for a year and dismissed from the Army. | Cpl Donald Payne was jailed for a year and dismissed from the Army. |
| Mr Mousa's post-mortem examination showed he suffered asphyxiation and had some 93 injuries to his body. | Mr Mousa's post-mortem examination showed he suffered asphyxiation and had some 93 injuries to his body. |
| A public inquiry into his death was announced by Mr Browne in May 2008. | A public inquiry into his death was announced by Mr Browne in May 2008. |