Army Probes Guard Unit (for abuse and extortion)

[justinsb]

Army Probes Guard Unit

Members of a California battalion in Iraq are under investigation for alleged abuse of detainees and extortion of merchants.

By Scott Gold and Rone Tempest, Times Staff Writers


A company of the California Army National Guard has been put on restricted duty and its battalion plunged into disarray amid allegations that battalion members mistreated detainees in Iraq and extorted shopkeepers, according to military officials and members of the unit.

Col. David Baldwin, a California state Guard spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that investigations are underway into the allegations of mistreatment of prisoners by members of Fullerton-based Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion of the 184th Infantry Regiment.

The company, made up of roughly 130 soldiers, is deployed at Forward Operating Base Falcon outside Baghdad. It has been put on restricted duty while the Army reviews its performance, Baldwin said.

more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-guard27jul27,0,3233111.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Monkie]

1. this is only 11 hours old,maybe worth posting it in LBN? n/t

[justinsb]

2. nah..well you can if you like

I don't post to LBN anymore.