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Iraq, US dispute Amnesty prison abuse claims
BAGHDAD (AFP) - – Iraq and the US military both disputed claims made by Amnesty International on Monday of torture and ill treatment in Iraqi prisons, saying the country's jails abided by international standards.
The London-based human rights group had said in a report that tens of thousands of detainees were being held in Iraqi prisons without trial, and faced torture and mistreatment.
It also accused US forces of "abdicating any responsibility for their (detainees') human rights" by handing over those in their custody without any guarantees against torture or other forms of poor treatment.
"All of the people arrested or held in our prisons are held according to arrest warrants and accusations against them," Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim told AFP.
"There is no torture at all, and this international report is not true and it is baseless."
Ibrahim's remarks were referred only to prisons run by the justice ministry. Iraq's fractured penal system means the ministries of interior and defence also run their own jails.
A US military spokesman, meanwhile, agreed with Ibrahim's assessment.
"Detainees in the Iraqi judicial system are not 'likely to face torture and ill-treatment,'" Lieutenant Colonel Bob Owen said in an email.
"The detainee facilities are inspected frequently and abide by the rule of law and international standards for detainee care and management.
"The ministry of justice is serving a valuable role here in Iraq. Detainees are fed, clothed, provided medicine and able to meet with family members. The US is not violating any international agreements in Iraq in respect to detainees."
Amnesty had said in its report, published earlier on Monday, that an estimated 30,000 people were in Iraqi jails, and that several were known to have died in custody.
It also catalogued physical and psychological abuse against others, and said security forces in the autonomous region of Kurdistan were also at fault.
Iraq's human rights minister and the spokesman for the Kurdistan regional government were not immediately available to comment on the report.
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