The European Centre for Constitutional Human Rights, based in Germany, and the Public interest Lawyers firm (PIL), based in England, today called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate actions of former members of the British cabinet and troops over allegations of systematic torture in Iraq.
The joint complaint filed by the two organisations, called for an investigation into the actions of senior British officials “in particular the former Minister of Defence, Geoff Hoo,n and secretary of state, Adam Ingram, for the systematic torture and abuse of prisoners in Iraq between 2003 and 2008.”
The two organisations outlined that over 400 Iraqi prisoners had contacted the PIL alleging “serious abuse and humiliation” by British soldiers whilst they were in detainment.
The 250 page filed document handed over to the ICC comprised of 85 representative cases and more than 2,000 accusations of abuse documented over the outlined 5 year span.
The joint complaint filed by the two organisations, called for an investigation into the actions of senior British officials “in particular the former Minister of Defence, Geoff Hoo,n and secretary of state, Adam Ingram, for the systematic torture and abuse of prisoners in Iraq between 2003 and 2008.”
The two organisations outlined that over 400 Iraqi prisoners had contacted the PIL alleging “serious abuse and humiliation” by British soldiers whilst they were in detainment.
The 250 page filed document handed over to the ICC comprised of 85 representative cases and more than 2,000 accusations of abuse documented over the outlined 5 year span.