| Iraqi official detained in France over war crimes |
PARIS French police on Thursday detained Iraqi official Sadeq Kazem for questioning after a member of the Iranian opposition filed a complaint alleging torture and war crimes, a judicial source said.
Kazem runs Camp Liberty, where People’s Mujahedeen of Iran militants are being moved from their long-time base of Camp Ashraf, the scene of deadly raids by Iraqi forces in 2009 and 2011.
The Iranian said he was detained and tortured at Camp Ashraf on Kazem’s orders in 2009.
Iraqi forces carried out raids on the camp in July 2009 and April 2011 that were said to have left 11 and 36 people dead respectively.
The unnamed Iranian said Iraqi forces captured him along with 35 other Camp Ashraf residents on 28-29 July 2009 and held him for 72 days during which he was tortured on Kazem’s orders, according to court papers seen.
The Iranian said he was detained, hit on the head and taken to a police cell where he was held with around 30 other prisoners.
Agence France-Presse
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