A military judge has decided to prosecute five soldiers (one of them a captain) for the crime of torture against two prisoners, committed in 2004 at a Spanish base in Iraq. The proceeding was initiated after a newspaper's 2013 release of a video showing these tortures. It should be noted that despite this being a positive sign that torture is being investigated, it is disappointing that the process is not being carried out by an ordinary court; military jurisdiction should only have powers to solve disciplinary issues, but not to deal with human rights violations.
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Five Spanish Soldiers to Be Prosecuted for Torture in Iraq
A military judge has decided to prosecute five soldiers (one of them a captain) for the crime of torture against two prisoners, committed in 2004 at a Spanish base in Iraq. The proceeding was initiated after a...
by Rights International Spain
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