Death of Iraqi teacher ‘a stain’ on British Army, says former top lawyer

Death of Iraqi teacher ‘a stain’ on British Army, says former top lawyer

The death of an Iraqi civilian after British soldiers forced him to perform exercises in dangerously hot weather “is a stain on the reputation of the British army,” the UK’s former top army lawyer in Iraq said. Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Mercer made the comments after reviewing the findings of an official inquiry by retired British judge Dame Anne Rafferty in a report released in late November.  Rafferty concluded that she had “no difficulty” i…