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Stories by Robert Verkaik

Revealed: British Military Intelligence Agents' Secret Attempts to Recruit Prisoners at Guantanamo

MI5 agents promised to protect British prisoners from their American captors and help secure their return home to the United Kingdom.
Posted on May 7, 2009, Source: Independent UK

Nine Iraqis to Receive Compensation for Sexual "Assaults and Batteries" by British Soldiers

It is the second big payout by the British Army this year over allegations of abuse.
Posted on Sep 16, 2008, Source: Independent UK

Iraqi Facing Deportation from Britain to Baghdad: "I Will be Dead Within Days"

Zyad al-Saadon has lived in Britain for 35 years. Now, the British government want to deport him to Baghdad.
Posted on Jun 3, 2008, Source: Independent UK

Is a Small Island in the Indian Ocean Holding Prisoners in the War on Terror?

The expulsion of the people of Diego Garcia was covered up for years. Now officials block an investigation of its role in extraordinary rendition.
Posted on Feb 2, 2008, Source: The Independent UK

U.K.'s Top Lawyer Accused of Telling Brit Commanders Not to Protect Iraqis' Human Rights

In a scandal that is rocking the U.K., Lord Goldsmith is accused of telling the Army that its soldiers were not bound by the Human Rights Act when arresting, detaining and interrogating Iraqi prisoners.
Posted on May 30, 2007, Source: Independent UK