UK judge dropped Iraq detainee abuse charges because tactics OKed
A British judge said Monday that he dropped prisoner abuse charges against the most senior British military officer charged with abusing detainees last week because his superiors approved some of the techniques. A British Army major testified...
UK judge drops Iraqi detainee abuse charges against five soldiers
A British judge announced Wednesday that he has dropped charges against five British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees in Basra, while continuing charges against two British co-defendants in their ongoing court-martial. The ruling was issued Tuesday,...
UK judge rules in trial of soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi detainees
A British judge issued a ruling Tuesday in the case of seven British soldiers facing court-martial for charges relating to the abuse of Iraqi detainees. Justice Stuart McKinnon ordered the ruling to remain private,...
Muhammad Salah and Abdelhaleem Ashqar, two of three men indicted in 2004 by a US federal grand jury on charges of engaging in a 15-year conspiracy of providing funds to Hamas , were found not...
UK military lawyer approved 'conditioning' of Iraqi detainees: testimony
A British Army major has testified that a military legal adviser approved techniques for preparing Iraqi detainees for interrogation with techniques that allegedly violated the Geneva Conventions . Maj. Antony Royce told a court-martial of several other soldiers...
US businessman pleads guilty to Iraq reconstruction bribery charges
American businessman Philip H. Bloom pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of conspiracy, bribery and money laundering in a corruption scandal that continues to expand as investigators find "more cases of a similar vein in the pipeline." In his guilty...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that US authorities have arrested Faheem Mousa Salam, a government contractor performing translation for Titan Corporation in Iraq, on bribery charges in Washington, DC. Salam, a naturalized...
Court rules UK rights law bars UK troops from abusing Iraqi prisoners
A British appellate court has ruled Thursday that British soldiers in Iraq are forbidden to subject Iraqi prisoners to cruel or degrading treatment while in their custody. The determination that the Human Rights Act ...
Britian's military court service announced Monday that the seven British soldiers facing court-martial over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners will not stand trial until next year. The charges against the men relate to treatment of Iraqi prisoners being held...
Three UK soldiers will be brought to trial charged with war crimes against Iraqi detainees, the Attorney General for England and Wales, Lord Goldsmith, announced Tuesday on behalf of the British Army Prosecuting Authority. Seven other British soldiers face...
