スンニ派拘束者を虐待 | 英語のニュース | The Japan Times ST オンライン

World News

Sunni detainees tortured: Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister disclosed Nov. 15 that more than 170 starving Iraqi detainees were found at an Interior Ministry detention center and that some appeared to have been tortured.

U.S. and Iraqi forces discovered the detainees when they went into the facility suspecting that people there may have been mistreated. The prisoners were all Sunni Arabs.

Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Iraqi authorities were investigating and the detainees had been moved to a better location and given medical care.

Amnesty International welcomed al-Jaafari's decision to order an investigation but urged him to expand the probe

The Interior Ministry is controlled by Shiites. Sunni leaders have accused Shiite-dominated security forces of detaining, torturing and killing hundreds of Sunnis because of their religious affiliation.

Most insurgents are Sunni Arabs, who were dominant under Saddam Hussein's regime but lost power after his ouster.

Shukan ST: Nov. 25, 2005

●英字新聞社ジャパンタイムズによる英語学習サイト。英語のニュース、英語教材、TOEIC、リスニング、英語の発音、ことわざ、などのコンテンツを無料で提供。
	脚注を印刷吹き出し表示フレーム表示
World News Sunni detainees tortured: Iraqi PM BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister disclosed Nov. 15 that more than 170 starving Iraqi detainees were found at an Interior Ministry detention center and that some appeared to have been tortured. U.S. and Iraqi forces discovered the detainees when they went into the facility suspecting that people there may have been mistreated. The prisoners were all Sunni Arabs. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Iraqi authorities were investigating and the detainees had been moved to a better location and given medical care. Amnesty International welcomed al-Jaafari's decision to order an investigation but urged him to expand the probe The Interior Ministry is controlled by Shiites. Sunni leaders have accused Shiite-dominated security forces of detaining, torturing and killing hundreds of Sunnis because of their religious affiliation. Most insurgents are Sunni Arabs, who were dominant under Saddam Hussein's regime but lost power after his ouster. Shukan ST: Nov. 25, 2005 (C) All rights reserved