IRAQ: Laughing British soldiers tortured Iraqi detainees by beating and kicking them, and pouring freezing water on their heads, a court heard yesterday.
The accusations came from an Iraqi witness at London's High Court, where families of six dead civilians have launched a test case against British soldiers.
"The soldiers appeared to be thoroughly enjoying themselves," said Mr Kifah Taha al-Mutari. He was arrested in September 2003, with one of the six dead Iraqis.
A US army captain, Capt Rogelio Maynulet, who is charged with murdering an Iraqi, appeared before a military hearing in Germany yesterday. - (Reuters)
