'Apes' jibe in soldier's Iraqi video; INQUIRY.Byline: SAM MARSDEN; TOM MORGAN A BRITISH soldier screamed at hooded Iraqi prisoners calling them "apes" in a graphic video made public for the first time yesterday. The film was released on the opening day of an inquiry into the death of one of the detainees, hotel receptionist Baha Mousa, 26, in Basra in September 2003. The Iraqis were subjected to humiliating hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. and banned abuse, including making them scream in an "orchestrated choir" and forcing one to dance like Michael Jackson, the inquiry heard. The wobbly video shows Corporal Donald Payne, formerly of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (30th, 40th, 47th, 59th, 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot) (QLR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on the 25th March 1970 at Connaught Barracks in Dover through the amalgamation of the two , manhandling six of the detainees. The hooded prisoners, their hands bound with plastic, whimper as Cpl Payne stands over one of them and yells: "Get up you f****** ape, now. Get up now." The inquiry was adjourned until today. CAPTION(S): DETAINEE de·tain·ee n. A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody political detainee Baha Mousa |
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