New Pictures reveal British soldiers abusing Iraqis

Pictures 'reveal soldiers abusing Iraqis':

"SHOCKING photographs allegedly showing British soldiers abusing Iraqi civilian prisoners have been shown to a court martial.

Among the set of 22 pictures were images of bound detainees facing simulated punches and kicks from soldiers, an Iraqi tied to a fork-lift truck and naked detainees simulating sex acts.
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In one image an Iraqi detainee, bound from the waist up in blue netting, lies cowering on a dusty floor while a soldier simulates punching him.

A similar shot shows the man with his head on a patch of water, as a soldier aims a 'simulated' kick at him.

SHOCKING: Lance Corporal Mark Cooley simulating a punch to an Iraqi detainee (Picture: British Court Martial Handout/PA)

Lt Col Nick Clapham, prosecuting, told the hearing the camp's commander Major Dan Taylor had ordered that looters should be 'worked hard' - an order Lt Col Clapham conceded was a breach of the Geneva Convention. MORE, PHOTOS...