Secret prison revealed in Baghdad
Forces under the office of Prime Minister Maliki held hundreds of Sunni men at the facility. The U.S. fears that the news will stoke instability.
Hundreds of Sunni men disappeared for months into a secret Baghdad prison under the jurisdiction of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's military office, where many were routinely tortured until the country's Human Rights Ministry gained access to the facility, Iraqi officials say.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said he had been unaware of abuses at the secret prison at Old Muthanna airport run by troops under his office's direct command. He vowed to shut down the prison. (Hadi Mizban / Associated Press / March 26, 2010)
By Ned ParkerApril 19, 2010
The men were detained by the Iraqi army in October in sweeps targeting Sunni groups in Nineveh province, a stronghold of the group Al Qaeda in Iraq and other militants in the north. The provincial governor alleged at the time that ordinary citizens had been detained as well, often without a warrant.
GOSH, I'M SURE GLAD WE INVADED TO STOP ALL THE BAD THINGS GOING ON IN IRAQ!
SIGH... is it me or does all power corrupt? Saddam tortured, we tortured and now the government that replaced Saddam tortured.
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