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FBI Acknowledges Koran Mistreatment and Prisoner Abuse

Washington, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has unveiled documents showing that detainees at Guantanamo naval base, Cuba, complained about the mistreatment of the Koran and that many said they were severely beaten, The Washington Post reported.

The documents specifically include an allegation from a prisoner that guards had "flushed a Koran down the toilet."

The newspaper says Pentagon officials said investigators have identified five incidents of "mishandling" the Koran by military guards and investigators. It was the first time Pentagon officials had acknowledged mistreatment of the Muslim holy book, though they insisted that the episodes were minor and occurred in the Guantanamo jail´s early days.

The Newsweek magazine was target of angry attacks by the administration of George W. Bush for bringing allegations about the abuse of the Koran.

 

 

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