Blair pressured officials over case of UK soldiers accused of beating Iraqi man to death, files show

December 30, 2025

Then PM wrote on note from aide in 2005 that case ‘must not’ be dealt with in civil court, archives reveal

Tony Blair put pressure on officials to ensure that British soldiers accused of beating an Iraqi man to death while in their custody would not be tried in civil courts, newly released files show.

A senior aide wrote to the prime minster in July 2005 to tell him that the attorney general had met army prosecutors that afternoon to discuss the case against soldiers alleged to have beaten Baha Mousa to death.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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