'Army Wanted a Scapegoat and Charged My Husband'

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THE WIFE of an Army colonel facing court martial over the death of an Iraqi in custody claimed today her husband was being made a scapegoat.

Louise Mendonca said Colonel Jorge Mendonca was only charged because Army chiefs and politicians wanted senior officers on trial alongside their men.

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'Army Wanted a Scapegoat and Charged My Husband'

But his treatment had been "appalling" and the affair had done the Army "irreparable harm", she said.

Col Mendonca, 41, was charged following the dea...

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