Iraq: UK troops 'beat relatives of Camp captives'

The Independent:Relatives of Iraqis tortured by British soldiers revealed last night how they were also arrested and brutally beaten simply for asking questions.

The Independent on Sunday can reveal that the Iraqi civilians were punched and kicked after arriving at Camp Breadbasket to find out why friends and relatives had been detained.

The disclosures came as the Attorney General called for reforms of the military justice system, and shortly after three Royal Regiment of Fusiliers soldiers were jailed for abusing detainees.

The friends' and relatives' worries had grown through the day, as their loved ones failed to return from Camp Breadbasket, on the outskirts of Basra. The anxieties increased even more as gunshots were heard from the vast sprawling aid depot.... Link