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04/21/05 -- Aljazeera.net has learned that Iraqis supported by the Norwegian humanitarian ministries are determined to raise a suit against a group of Iraqis possessing Norwegian citizenship, who were associated with the torture of Iraqi detainees while they were working as translators with the American army in Iraq.

The source, who requested that his name be withheld, reported that the Iraqi group, which comprises intellectuals and lawyers, also possesses Norwegian citizenship, has started to complete the documents and the evidence requested which confirms their participation in psychological and physical torture.

The source said that the accusers, who will present the accusation of association with the act of torture before the court, included relatives of the detainees, and it* was not based upon the fact of their work as translators.

The source - he being one of those who are pursuing the lawsuit - confirmed that some of the translators expressed their remorse when the orders came to them in Iraq indicating that they will be summoned to stand witness for the law suit.

He explained that upon satisfying the Norwegian government of the truth of the evidence and their severity, they will take serious legal measures - without consideration for relations between the United States and Norway.

He mentioned that the American armed forces made use of an army of Iraqi and Kurdish translators during the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and among these translators were dozens of Iraqis from a number of Scandinavian nations.

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* the accusation

Source: Aljazeera.net

--Translated by C.G. Häberl

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