Baha Mousa

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Baha Mousa was arrested at the Haitham Hotel in Basra on 14 Sep 2003 by members of the 1st Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR).

Baha Mousa was arrested after his father complained to two British officers after witnessing “three or four” British troops break open a safe and put wads of cash into their pockets. He told the inquiry that a British officer, identified as “Lieutenant Mike”, recovered money from a soldier’s pockets, berated him, took his weapon and ordered him into a truck.

Baha Mousa was arrested and held at a temporary detention centre, and died two days later. A post-mortem examination recorded 93 separate injuries to Mr Musa’s body, including a broken nose and fractured ribs.

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