Re: British army sent unqualified investigators to Iraq where troops "got away with murder" veterans say Archived Message Posted by Mary on December 10, 2020, 3:35 pm, in reply to "British army sent unqualified investigators to Iraq where troops "got away with murder" veterans say" The BBC version Court finds UK war crimes but will not take action British troops at Basra Airport near Basra, Iraq. Photo The International Criminal Court says it will not take action against the UK, despite finding evidence British troops committed war crimes in Iraq. A 180-page report says hundreds of Iraqi detainees were abused by British soldiers between 2003 and 2009. But the ICC could not determine whether the UK had acted to shield soldiers from prosecution. The MoD said the ICC report "vindicates our efforts to pursue justice where allegations have been founded". The ICC told the BBC: "It is without dispute there is evidence war crimes were committed." Its report said there was a reasonable basis to conclude that at least seven Iraqis were illegally killed while in British custody between April and September 2003. Government and military 'covered up war crimes' War crimes court considers probe into UK army The ICC report refers to evidence of a pattern of war crimes carried out across a number of years by soldiers from several British regiments. Some detainees were raped or subjected to sexual violence. Others were beaten so badly they died from their injuries. The Iraqi individuals, many of them civilians, were unarmed and in British custody at the time. The UK government has repeatedly accused human rights lawyers of bringing vexatious claims, but the ICC says it is "disingenuous to describe the entire body of claims, involving hundreds of claimants, as baseless or spurious". A BBC Panorama investigation last year revealed that British detectives had also found credible evidence of war crimes committed in Iraq. But the programme discovered that despite this, not one of the cases was taken forward by the army's prosecution service.' /.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55247033 No names of the war criminals. Read the words of the BBC stooge, Jonathan Beale, on the link. Analysis by Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent There is a palpable sense of relief inside the Ministry of Defence that the International Criminal Court will not be pursuing a case against the UK government over allegations that British forces in Iraq committed serious war crimes against Iraqi detainees. That said, there's still the potential that the ICC report will cause the government problems. etc. Message Thread: British army sent unqualified investigators to Iraq where troops "got away with murder" veterans say - sashimi December 10, 2020, 1:52 pm Re: British army sent unqualified investigators to Iraq where troops "got away with murder" veterans say - Mary December 10, 2020, 3:35 pm 1. Ignore public protests, most go away - Keith-264 December 10, 2020, 5:02 pm Interesting that Phil Shiner, the human rights lawyer, got done for false abuse claims - Tomski December 10, 2020, 8:19 pm   Searching