Public Interest Lawyers will lodge a claim for judicial review on behalf of all the alleged victims on Friday. Because so many similar cases have come to light, a single inquiry should be held into the UK’s detention policy in south-eastern Iraq, the firm
says. The allegations include claims that British troops subjected Iraqi prisoners to rape, sexual humiliation and torture. The law firm is currently representing 66 Iraqis who claim they were abused by British troops. Full article.