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Iraqis protest alleged British beatings
(AP)
Updated: 2006-02-15 09:06
In Amarah, about 100 miles north of Basra, two Iraqis who claimed to have
been beaten on the video — Bassem Shaker and Tariq Abdul-Razzak — told reporters
they would seek compensation from Britain, which occupied Iraq for decades after
the country was established following World War I.
The beatings allegedly occurred during a violent protest in Amarah by
hundreds of people demanding jobs. Six people were killed and 11 injured,
according to reports at the time.
"I was one of 250 unemployed people demonstrating in the street in 2004, but
when we reached the governor's office we were surprised by the presence of the
British forces," Shaker said. "We started throwing stones at them because we
believed that they were behind all our misery."
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