Swedish Soldiers Accuse the French of Torture

[onedomino]

The French military has promised to investigate. Unnamed sources say the French decided on physical torture because the Swedish suggestion of forcing the prisoner to watch Ingmar Bergman films with his eyes taped open was too cruel and unusual.

Swedish Soldiers Accuse French of 'Torture'
Published: 3 Apr 08 07:00 CET

complete article: http://www.thelocal.se/10858/20080403/

Swedish public television on Wednesday aired a documentary accusing French soldiers of torturing a militia member in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003 as Swedish soldiers looked on.

The alleged incident took place on July 13th, 2003, when French and Swedish troops were deployed side-by-side as part of the European Union's Artemis military operation near the northeastern city of Bunia.

Excerpts from the documentary were broadcast last week by Swedish public service channel SVT1 and on Tuesday the French military's high command announced it had ordered a probe into the incident.

In "Joseph's Fate", made by three Swedish journalists, several Swedish soldiers criticized their superiors' passivity and the French troops' violence.

AFP was able to view the documentary before it aired on the investigative news programme Uppdrag Granskning on Wednesday evening.

The Swedish soldiers who were interviewed were never shown on screen and
their identities were not disclosed.

The militia member, identified as Joseph and aged between 17 and 20, was captured outside the French-Swedish camp, the report said. French soldiers placed a noose around his neck and pushed him around with sticks, it added.

His hands were tied behind his back, his head was covered, and he was wearing only his underwear. He was interrogated for six to eight hours, during which the Swedish soldiers heard him screaming, according to the documentary.

 

[Gunny]

How unAmerican of them ....

 

[BrianH]

How unAmerican of them ....

poor guy, I wondered what he and his buddies might have done to them had it been the other way around. Dirty wars call for dirty tactics unfortunately.

 

[dread]

The French military has promised to investigate. Unnamed sources say the French decided on physical torture because the Swedish suggestion of forcing the prisoner to watch Ingmar Bergman films with his eyes taped open was too cruel and unusual.

 

[Gunny]

poor guy, I wondered what he and his buddies might have done to them had it been the other way around. Dirty wars call for dirty tactics unfortunately.

Threaten to take away the dessert from their MRE's.

 

[BrianH]

The could tape his eyes open and make him watch a repeating clip of Steve Martin singing "My Little Butter-Cup" on THe Three Amigos. OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER

 

[Diuretic]

The could tape his eyes open and make him watch a repeating clip of Steve Martin singing "My Little Butter-Cup" on THe Three Amigos. OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER

"It's A Small World After All" - that would break me in seconds

 

[BrianH]

Cover the entire wall with this picture....LOL