WORLD / Prisoners Abuse
Dutch troops abused Iraqi prisoners in 2003
(AP)
Updated: 2006-11-17 16:02
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch military interrogators abused dozens of
Iraqi prisoners in 2003, dousing them with water to keep them awake and
exposing them to high pitched noises and strong lights, a Dutch newspaper
reported Friday.
Responding to the allegations reported by respected broadsheet De
Volkskrant, Defense Ministry spokesman Joop Veen was quoted as telling
the newspaper that "things happened that did not go according to
instructions."
Veen was in a meeting with Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp early Friday
and did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
The alleged prisoner abuse happened when Dutch troops were stationed in
Iraq's Muthana province. The Netherlands had about 1,400 troops stationed
in the southern province until their withdrawal last year. There are
currently 15 Dutch soldiers serving in Iraq.
According to De Volkskrant, the interrogations were carried out by
members of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service in
November 2003 in buildings of the Coalition Provisional Authority in the
town of Samawah, which is on the Euphrates River about 370 kilometers
(230 miles) southeast of Baghdad.
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