Article: Report: Nearly 50 more British soldiers may face charges on abuses in Iraq


AP Worldstream
02-26-2005
Dateline: LONDON
A British newspaper reported Sunday that secret military documents it has seen indicate that nearly 50 British servicemen could face prosecution for murder, assault and other crimes committed in Iraq.

The documents, which informed ministers about police investigations in the cases, indicate that the 50 servicemen include at least 12 British soldiers who face charges of murder, manslaughter or assault in Iraq, The Sunday Telegraph reported. That includes two case in which Iraqi civilians were allegedly deliberately drowned by British soldiers, the paper said.

On Friday, a military judge and jury in Germany sentenced three British soldiers to prison ...

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