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Abd Ali al-Alawi, whose nephews were beaten to death by Iraqi police, held up a poster that portrays them and a third victim as martyrs. A probe led to the arrest of six police officers
Abd Ali al-Alawi, whose nephews were beaten to death by Iraqi police, held up a poster that portrays them and a third victim as martyrs. A probe led to the arrest of six police officers (Globe Staff Photo / Anne Barnard) Globe Staff Photo / Anne Barnard

Deaths spur calls to overhaul Iraqi police

By Anne Barnard
Globe Staff / March 31, 2005

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government's unprecedented admission that its police tortured and killed three Shi'ite Muslim militiamen while they were in custody has set off angry complaints from newly elected Shi'ite legislators who are engaged in a political battle for control of the police. (Full article: 1340 words)

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