Iraqi Torture Victims Get £2.83M Compensation

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay almost £3 million to the family of an Iraqi who died while being detained by UK troops and nine other men who were allegedly mistreated by the British Army, their solicitors said today.

The family of Baha Mousa and the other men will share £2.83 million in compensation from the MoD, law firm Leigh Day & Co said. The ministry confirmed that a settlement had been reached, but would not go into any details on the figure.

Mr Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist, died while he was being detained by soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment in Basra in 2003.

Mr Mousa sustained 93 separate injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken nose. During the mediation session General Freddie Viggers also apologised to the families for "the appalling behaviour of British soldiers" which had left the Army "disgusted", the law firm said in a statement.

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[ssehram]

All of Iraq MUST get about 500 TRILLION as compensation for ATTACK on the country and destruction of a developed country that had 50:50 male to female in the Science Departments in Universities..

Why would a Iraqi attack a British in UK? No Muslim is crazy like Europeans who INVADE other lands & kill inhabitants. WHY? Why you do that?

Are you mad at God for getting ICY cold land in North & disease of Schizophrenia from LACK of SUNLIGHT?

[antiwarcampaigner]

stacey740, if you are from the reg then you should know that one of your number was convicted of war crimes and condemned by the MOD. Lets hope that all the scum who were involved gets whats coming.

[malcolmx28]

1st Battalion the Queen's Lancashire Regiment - Elizabeth needs to be called into account for keeping silent on these Terrorist activities by Terrorists who swear an oath of allegiance to her and therefore represent her and are carrying out acts of Torturing in her name.

[101paul]

simple if you dont like our what you call terrorist state get the fuck out...

[bu11monkey]

@stacey740 you are a serious wanker.

[leena1706]

just reading the description of the injuries received makes me sick

[fuckamerica109]

they shouldve got 10 blillion

[riebeekkasteel]

My apologies for the delay; I agree with you. History repeats itself. In the AngloBoerWar, British soldiers were knighted for fighting against babies (shot 3 dead point blank); kids/ moms/ disabled/sick/elderly; burnt homes/food/chruches/animals/; flogged the weak when they could not run fast enough; starved 35% of kids in concentration camps (google "Lizzie van Zyl"and c 4 yourself); planted tiny hooks in bullybeef; recruited Blacks to help rape; UK got the gold & diamonds; destroyed Republics.

[stacey740]

i am a serving soldier off the reg. you are slagging off , amazinging when they cut our heads off , oh yeah can't say that !

[antiwarcampaigner]

ccclllsport, its really rich you telling that guy he cant spell when your spelling is pathetic. uk and us are terrorist states with examples coming out of your asshole yet inbred bastards like you would not know that even if it bit you on the ass.