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Baha Mousa was working as a receptionist at the Haitham Hotel in Basra. On the morning of September 14, 2003, he was detained by British soldiers as they suspected the hotel was used as storage for hiding illegal weapons. Mr. Mousa was taken to a nearby military base where he was subjected to harsh interrogation techniques and brutally beaten until he died from his injuries on the following evening.
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Gammeltoft-Hansen, T., Adler-Nissen, R. (2008). An Introduction to Sovereignty Games. In: Adler-Nissen, R., Gammeltoft-Hansen, T. (eds) Sovereignty Games. Palgrave Studies in Governance, Security, and Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230616936_1
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