Video shows Iraq jail torture

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Video shows Iraq jail torture

Monday 12 December 2005, 19:16 Makka Time, 16:16 GMT
Some prisoners showed scars of alleged torture

Aljazeera has aired exclusive footage of tortured prisoners being held in a Baghdad jail run by the Iraqi Interior Ministry.

Dozens of prisoners, mostly Sunni Arabs, were being kept in small rooms, reported Aljazeera's correspondent. Some have been in prison for years already.

The prisoners' collapsed and cried when they saw a camera, hoping their tragedy will be known to people all over the world, said the correspondent.

In the videotape aired on Monday, tearful prisoners described their torture, which included electric shocks. Some showed scars on their bodies to prove the abuse.

Many of the prisoners, aged between 20 and 60 years, said they were taken from the streets or their work places, with no charges filed against them.

They said they were forced, under torture, to sign confessions that they had committed dangerous crimes.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6A0C96DD-6ABF-4E29-803E-ACCAAF8230C7.htm