Killing of Baha Mousa
Baha Mousa was an
A final 1,400-page report said a "large number" of soldiers assaulted Mousa and that many others, including officers, must have known about the abuse. The report called his death an "appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence".[2] The inquiry condemned the Ministry of Defence for "corporate failure" and the regiment for a "lack of moral courage to report abuse".[6]
Death
On 14 September 2003, Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel
Investigation
Seven members of the
Court rulings based on this case
- Colonel Jorge Mendonça – cleared of negligently performing a duty
- Sergeant Kelvin Stacey – cleared of common assault
- Lance CorporalWayne Crowcroft – cleared of inhumane treatment
- Private Darren Fallon – cleared of inhumane treatment
- Corporal Donald Payne – admitted inhumane treatment, cleared of manslaughter and perverting the course of justice
- Warrant Officer Mark Davies – cleared of negligently performing a duty [11]
- Major Michael Peebles – cleared of negligently performing a duty [11]
Breach of human rights
On 27 March 2008,
Public inquiry
A
The inquiry again cleared Mendonca of knowledge of the attacks, but found that as commanding officer he should have known of them.[17] Although the Queen's Lancashire Regiment were cleared of an "entrenched culture of violence", the inquiry found the violence used in the Baha Mousa case was not a lone example and identified 19 soldiers directly involved in the abuses, including those already unsuccessfully tried at previous Courts Martial.[16] Lawyers for families of the victims suggested there was sufficient evidence for fresh prosecutions in the civilian courts.
Other enquiries
Derek Keilloh had treated Baha Mousa when he was a Medical Officer with the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. In December 2012, Keilloh was struck off the Medical Register after the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found him guilty of dishonest conduct in subsequent enquiries into Baha Mousa's death.[18]
Further reading
In October 2012, Andrew T. Williams, professor of law at
References
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- ^ "Baha Mousa public inquiry to examine allegations of torture in British custody". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Bowcott, Owen; Richard Norton-Taylor (2009-09-12). "Inquiry into Iraqi civilian's death to hear of plot to keep ministers in dark over interrogation methods". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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- ^ Devika Bhat; Jenny Booth (September 19, 2006). "British soldier is first to admit war crime". Times Online. London. Retrieved 2006-09-23.
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- ^ a b "British Army cleared of systematic abuse by Baha Mousa inquiry - Telegraph". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "Timeline: Iraqi abuse trial". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ MoD admits human rights breaches over death of tortured Iraqi civilian, Belfast Telegraph, 28 March 2008
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- ^ Baha Mousa inquiry makes 73 recommendations The Guardian, 8 September 2011
- ^ a b Baha Mousa inquiry: MoD's guilt for death of Army's Iraqi prisoner Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph, 8 September 2011
- ^ British army suspends more soldiers following Baha Mousa inquiry Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine The Journal, 9 September 2011
- ^ "Baha Mousa death: Army doctor Derek Keilloh struck off". BBC News. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa". Jonathan Cape. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2014-12-18.