British-trained police operating in Basra have tortured at least two civilians to death with electric drills -Independent Online Edition > Middle East

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"British-trained police operating in Basra have tortured at least two civilians to death with electric drills, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

John Reid, the Secretary of State for Defence, admits that he knows of 'alleged deaths in custody' and other 'serious prisoner abuse' at al-Jamiyat police station, which was reopened by Britain after the war.

Militia-dominated police, who were recruited by Britain, are believed to have tortured at least two men to death in the station. Their bodies were later found with drill holes to their arms, legs and skulls."