Iraq critical of rights report

Baghdad - Iraq yesterday criticised as groundless a British report which claimed Baghdad was covering up a routine of torture…

Baghdad - Iraq yesterday criticised as groundless a British report which claimed Baghdad was covering up a routine of torture, execution and mutilation in its bid for international rehabilitation.

A spokesman said in a statement: "The report is but a product of the inherent British malice and harboured colonial hatred towards Iraq."

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