Written question asked by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 May 2004. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Friday, 21 May 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether, when the administration of Camp Bucca was handed back to the British Armed Forces, they began to investigate the allegations of ill-treatment detailed to the International Committee of the Red Cross by detainees.

Answer: Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether, when the administration of Camp Bucca was handed back to the British Armed Forces, they began to investigate the allegations of ill-treatment detailed to the International Committee of the Red Cross by detainees. [173455] Mr. Hoon: No. The United Kingdom took over the running of Camp Bucca from the United States on 25 September 2003, and continued to run the facility until the opening of the Divisional Temporary Detention Facility at Shaibah on 15 December 2003. The two incidents concerning prisoners at Camp Bucca, detailed in the ICRC's report on the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and other Protected Persons by the Geneva Conventions in Iraq during Arrest, internment and Interrogations, both allegedly occurred while the facility was run by the US. These are matters for the US.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 173455; 421 c1251-2W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Abuse Detainees Iraq Inhuman treatment Prisoners Prisons Peacekeeping operations International Red Cross
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