Three British Soldiers Arrested in Iraqi Town Basra

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=138&newsid=83030&ch=0&datte=2006-02-19


Basra. Official sources announce three soldiers from British Army, which controls this part of the country, were arrested in southern Iraqi town of Basra, Arab network Moheet informs.
The soldiers were arrested after being accused of rough behavior towards Iraqi youths.
Spokesman for British Embassy in Baghdad clarified the case was being investigated.
There are no more details in connection to the accusation of the three Britons.


Edit for Another link the first was not clear on who did the arrest:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4729032.stm

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British military police have started interviewing four Iraqi youths about the video, taken during a demonstration in Amara, southern Iraq, two years ago.

In a speech, Defence Secretary John Reid is to call for people to be "slow to condemn our troops".

Mr Reid wants the difficult context of operating in an extremely hostile environment to be taken into account.

But with Maysan council joining its counterpart in Basra in registering a protest over the footage, most of British-controlled Iraq is now not co-operating

are they?

Just asking...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4729032.stm

Three soldiers have been arrested in relation to the video, the Ministry of Defence said last week.

Cpl Martin Webster, of 1st Battalion The Light Infantry, was arrested on the day of publication, while a further two unnamed soldiers were arrested two days later.

The governor of Maysan told the BBC he intended to pursue the soldiers responsible for the apparent beatings through the British civil courts, if no criminal charges were brought by the UK authorities.

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:)

I was not sure who was arresting whom here. Thank you! :)

British military makes arrest in Iraqi youth beatings
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/02/13/brit-iraq-arrest.html

British soldiers arrested over Basra abuse row
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/02/16/2003293248

:)

to happen too too many times.

it was far to casual. Right out there in the courtyard of the base...troops strolling by like it was a regular event.

That freak doing the commentary KNEW what was coming as soon as the kids were brought in. He orgasmed before the first fist had fallen.