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| Army detainee training 'flawed' | Army detainee training 'flawed' |
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| Serious flaws existed in the training of British soldiers to deal with Iraqi prisoners, a report is expected to say. | |
| But the report, due out later, is thought to say there was no evidence of systemic abuse by soldiers. | But the report, due out later, is thought to say there was no evidence of systemic abuse by soldiers. |
| It was commissioned following allegations of abuse, including of hotel receptionist Baha Mousa, who died in custody with 93 injuries. | It was commissioned following allegations of abuse, including of hotel receptionist Baha Mousa, who died in custody with 93 injuries. |
| The government is also expected to announce there will be no further criminal charges over his death. | The government is also expected to announce there will be no further criminal charges over his death. |
| Beatings and ill-treatment | Beatings and ill-treatment |
| The report by senior army officer Brig Robert Aitken will make recommendations on the lessons learned from several cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners. | The report by senior army officer Brig Robert Aitken will make recommendations on the lessons learned from several cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners. |
| These happened during the volatile period between 2003 and 2004, when the insurgency in Iraq began after the invasion. | These happened during the volatile period between 2003 and 2004, when the insurgency in Iraq began after the invasion. |
| Changes to the Army's pre-deployment training have already been made in an attempt to prevent further abuses, and more recommendations are expected in the report. | Changes to the Army's pre-deployment training have already been made in an attempt to prevent further abuses, and more recommendations are expected in the report. |
| LESSONS LEARNED Prisoners never hoodedSoldiers not to conduct 'tactical questioning' unless properly qualifiedPlastic cuffs only on unco-operative prisonersSoldiers never to take photos of prisonersTaken from training video on prisoner treatment for British Army Army learns lessons | LESSONS LEARNED Prisoners never hoodedSoldiers not to conduct 'tactical questioning' unless properly qualifiedPlastic cuffs only on unco-operative prisonersSoldiers never to take photos of prisonersTaken from training video on prisoner treatment for British Army Army learns lessons |
| For instance, a training video has been produced by the Army to display some of the lessons learned. | For instance, a training video has been produced by the Army to display some of the lessons learned. |
| It tells soldiers only to use plastic cuffs on unco-operative prisoners and never to take photos of prisoners. | It tells soldiers only to use plastic cuffs on unco-operative prisoners and never to take photos of prisoners. |
| Mr Mousa died from asphyxiation in British army custody in Basra in 2003. | Mr Mousa died from asphyxiation in British army custody in Basra in 2003. |
| Nine others detained at the same time testified to suffering beatings and ill-treatment. | Nine others detained at the same time testified to suffering beatings and ill-treatment. |
| War criminal | War criminal |
| A court martial relating to the death of Mr Mousa acquitted six out of seven servicemen, while another was jailed for a year for mistreatment. | A court martial relating to the death of Mr Mousa acquitted six out of seven servicemen, while another was jailed for a year for mistreatment. |
| Cpl Donald Payne became Britain's first convicted war criminal after pleading guilty to inhumanely treating civilian detainees. | Cpl Donald Payne became Britain's first convicted war criminal after pleading guilty to inhumanely treating civilian detainees. |
| He and the six soldiers acquitted at the court martial were from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. | He and the six soldiers acquitted at the court martial were from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. |
| Even though any more criminal prosecutions for Mr Mousa's death are unlikely on the basis of current evidence, a further inquiry has not been ruled out should new evidence come to light. | Even though any more criminal prosecutions for Mr Mousa's death are unlikely on the basis of current evidence, a further inquiry has not been ruled out should new evidence come to light. |
| Drowned | Drowned |
| Lawyers for his family won access at the High Court in October last year to British military files into his death. | Lawyers for his family won access at the High Court in October last year to British military files into his death. |
| They believe the documents will contain the evidence needed for a full public inquiry to be called. | They believe the documents will contain the evidence needed for a full public inquiry to be called. |
| The allegations that triggered Brig Robert Aitken's report also included the death of 16-year-old Ahmed Jabber Kareem, who drowned after allegedly being forced to swim across a river. | The allegations that triggered Brig Robert Aitken's report also included the death of 16-year-old Ahmed Jabber Kareem, who drowned after allegedly being forced to swim across a river. |
| Two soldiers were acquitted of involvement in his death. | Two soldiers were acquitted of involvement in his death. |