British major’s ‘unlawful’ order blamed for prisoner abuse

A BRITISH army officer was told yesterday that three soldiers stood accused of abusing Iraqi civilians because of an unlawful order he issued.

Major Dan Taylor was confronted by counsel for one of the accused at a court martial in Germany.

Joseph Giret, representing Corporal Daniel Kenyon, told him: “It is precisely your order which has resulted in soldiers being charged with a very serious offence.”