UK Court backs ruling on death of Iraqi

FT: The government has lost its challenge to a ruling that had overturned its refusal to order an "independent and effective" inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian who was allegedly killed unlawfully by British troops.

The man was Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel worker, who was arrested with eight other men at a hotel in Basra two years ago. However, families of five other Iraqi civilians who are seeking inquiries into their deaths but were denied by the High Court, lost their appeals.

Meanwhile, the three Court of Appeal judges gave both the government and the families permission to seek a final decision from the House of Lords.

Shami Chakrabati, the director of Liberty, thecivil and human rights group, said: "The government should be warned that the House of Lords may well go much further than the Court of Appeal. Link