Army accused of human rights abuse in case of Iraqis held without trial for five years
High Court to rule on detention of two men held in what lawyers say is a Guantanamo-style legal black hole
"Britain is accused of holding Iraqi prisoners of war in a legal black hole after it emerged that two men accused of killing British soldiers have been detained without trial for more than five years.
The suspects, the last two Iraqis held in British custody, were arrested by UK forces at the end of the war and then moved between three different prison camps in southern Iraq. They claim to have been secretly detained without charge and refused legal representation.
In a letter smuggled out of Iraq, the two men call on the British government to release them or give them a fair trial".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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