First Al-Sweady witnesses to appear The first Iraqi witnesses will start giving evidence before the Al-Sweady inquiry today, on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the invasion. Their testimony will start the oral evidence of the long-awaited investigation into allegations that injured insurgents were taken back to a British army camp after a brutal battle and tortured or killed - claims that have been vigorously contested by the military. The inquiry is expected to hear from 60 Iraqis - 15 of them being flown over to London to give evidence in person over the next five weeks. Today, Mizal Karim Al-Sweady, the father of 19-year-old Hamid Al-Sweady, who died that day and after whom the inquiry is named, is expected to be the first to speak. Among those being flown to London are nine detainees - five of whom claim mistreatment at the hands of British soldiers - and six relatives of those who died. A further 45 Iraqis will be interviewed via video link from Beirut while as many as 200 military witnesses will give evidence from September.