Evidence of torture may overturn man's 1973 conviction
(NEWSER) - The British Army used waterboarding on prisoners in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, according to lawyers for a man appealing his 1973 conviction. Liam Holden was convicted of killing a British soldier on the basis of a confession which he says was extracted by torture: Holden, who spent 17 years in jail for the crime, says he was held down, a towel draped on his face, as water was poured over his nose and mouth to simulate drowning. Authorities are now reviewing that conviction on the basis of new evidence. More»
