{"id":155309,"date":"2016-01-03T15:44:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T10:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=155309"},"modified":"2016-01-03T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T10:17:15","slug":"british-soldiers-could-face-prosecution-for-iraq-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/british-soldiers-could-face-prosecution-for-iraq-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"British Soldiers Could Face Prosecution For Iraq Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British soldiers who have served in Iraq may face prosecution for crimes including murder, the head of the unit established by the Ministry of Defence to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killing in the war-torn country has said, <em>The Independent<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iraq.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-155310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iraq-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iraq\" width=\"207\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iraq-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iraq.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>In his first major interview, Mark Warwick, a former police detective in charge of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/british-soldiers-could-face-prosecution-for-crimes-committed-during-iraq-conflict-investigators-a6793271.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Independent<\/em><\/span><\/a> that he believed there would be sufficient evidence to justify criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Independent<\/em> reports:\u00a0IHAT&#8217;s caseload of allegations of ill-treatment or unlawful killing by British forces in Iraq between 2003 and 2009 has risen tenfold since it was established. 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