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Danish soldiers took more than twice as many prisoners in Iraq than has previously been announced – at least 500 Iraqis were detained by Danes in Iraq from 2003 onwards, according to a memorandum from Defence Chief Knud Bartels to Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup.
The memo says that ‘in a few cases’ Iraqi prisoners were illegally handed over to Iraqi authorities, and that in many cases Danish troops avoided defence directives by letting British troops detain Iraqis during joint missions in order to avoid responsibility.
