Heat On Hoon to Admit When He Knew of Abuse ; Amnesty Says It Revealed British Mistreatment in Iraq a Year Ago

Evening Standard - London › May 10, 2004

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GEOFF HOON was under intense pressure today to reveal when he was first told of abuse allegations against British troops.

The Defence Secretary was facing the Commons after Tony Blair issued a stark apology for any mistreatment of prisoners by the Armed Forces.

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Heat On Hoon to Admit When He Knew of Abuse ; Amnesty Says It Revealed British Mistreatment in Iraq a Year Ago

The Government admitted that it had received a Red Cross report in February detailing allegations of abuse. But ministers were resisting demands for the report to be...

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