Brisbane Times reports that the Defense Ministry is admitting that its troops tortured and breached the human rights of nine Iraqi men they detained in 2003. The admission comes after years of legal wrangling in which the family of Baha Musa, an Iraqi who was killed in British custody.
The case was one of the British military's darkest episodes in Iraq. All nine detainees suffered 36 hours of violent interrogation before Musa died with 93 injuries to his body, including a broken nose and ribs.
"I deeply regret the actions of a very small number of troops and I offer my sincere apologies and sympathy to the family of Baha Musa and the eight others," armed forces minister Bob Ainsworth said in a statement issued along with the ministry's admission of its breach of human rights.
"During 2003 and 2004, a very small minority committed acts of abuse and we condemn their actions."
Lawyers for Musa's family and the eight others welcomed the decision but said it was still not clear what compensation would be paid and whether the ministry would issue a formal apology.
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