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13/05/2004
Daily Mirror abuse photos 'not taken in Iraq'
Controversial pictures published by the Daily Mirror which purported to depict the alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees by British soldiers were "categorically not taken in Iraq", the Commons was told today.
Defence Minister Adam Ingram told MPs that the legitimacy of the photographs – which appeared to depict members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment engaged in the abuse of a hooded and bound man in the back of a lorry – was seriously undermined as the vehicle in the pictures was not used in Iraq.
The Minister added that the photographs had endangered the safety of British troops and affected the morale of troops operating in southern Iraq.
Mr Ingram said he was unable to elaborate further as a criminal investigation by the Royal Military Police was ongoing.
The editor of the Daily Mirror Piers Morgan, who has steadfastly defended his decision to publish the photos, was urged by Mr Ingram to cooperate fully with the inquiry.
(gmcg)
Defence Minister Adam Ingram told MPs that the legitimacy of the photographs – which appeared to depict members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment engaged in the abuse of a hooded and bound man in the back of a lorry – was seriously undermined as the vehicle in the pictures was not used in Iraq.
The Minister added that the photographs had endangered the safety of British troops and affected the morale of troops operating in southern Iraq.
Mr Ingram said he was unable to elaborate further as a criminal investigation by the Royal Military Police was ongoing.
The editor of the Daily Mirror Piers Morgan, who has steadfastly defended his decision to publish the photos, was urged by Mr Ingram to cooperate fully with the inquiry.
(gmcg)
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