Iraq abuse inquiry was a 'cover-up', whistleblower tells court

Louise Thomas gives evidence ahead of judicial review into government's refusal to hold public inquiry into troop abuse claims A former investigator into allegations that British troops abused Iraqi prisoners resigned because she did not want to be implicated in "a cover-up", the high court has heard. Louise Thomas, 45, left the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) in July because she thought it was not a genuine investigation but a "face-saving inquiry", she told the court on Tuesday. Her evid...