Hundreds of British troops to be questioned over 'weak' war crime allegations By Rain - Posted on 07 September 2012

The Telegraph

By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent, 9/2/12

Up to 1,000 British troops are expected to be investigated for crimes allegedly committed during the Iraq war, it can be revealed.

The main allegations centre on the killing of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi hotel worker who died in 2003 while in British custody

Photo: REUTERS

Investigators with the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) have already identified more than 100 serving and former members of the armed forces who they want to interview about the alleged torture of Iraqi civilians.

But the number under investigation is expected to rise rapidly over the next 12 months as IHAT detectives begin reviewing the evidence from two public inquiries into alleged war crimes.

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