http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=578656§ion=newsLONDON (Reuters) - Police say they have charged a British soldier with the murder of a civilian in Iraq. It was the first arrest of a British soldier for allegedly killing an Iraqi and comes after the attorney general ordered civilian police to investigate the death of Hassan Said, who died in ad-Dayr, southeastern Iraq, in August last year.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said 21-year-old Kevin Williams would appear at Bow Street magistrates court later on Tuesday, charged with murder, after an investigation by the Homicide Command.
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The MoD has has launched 131 investigations into deaths and injuries of Iraqis, in incidents ranging from combat to detentions to road accidents. Seven cases cover detainees who died in custody.
The attorney general announced in June that four soldiers would be charged in military courts with sexually abusing detainees.
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