Australian Government Knew of Abuse of Prisoners in June ’03

Twenty five Australian military reports have been tabled in the Australian federal parliament that the defence minister knew of prisoner abuse in June of 2003, contradicting several statements by the minister. This could also lead to the prime-minister who has claimed he only knew of prisoner abuse when the photographs of Abu Ghraib were revealed. Quoting Dr.

Twenty five Australian military reports have been tabled in the Australian federal parliament that the defence minister knew of prisoner abuse in June of 2003, contradicting several statements by the minister. This could also lead to the prime-minister who has claimed he only knew of prisoner abuse when the photographs of Abu Ghraib were revealed. Quoting Dr. Bob Brown, one of The Greens federal senate members:

“Had our Defence Minister and had our Prime Minister acted and gone to the American administration in July of last year to express Australia’s concern about breaches of the Geneva Convention, Abu Ghraib may not have occurred.”